Ch 2 - Suffixes - Action/Movement Flashcards
1
Q
-clasis, -clast
A
to break
2
Q
-ectasis
A
dilation, expansion
3
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
4
Q
-gen, -genesis, -genic, -genous
A
creating, producing
5
Q
-kinesia, -kinesis
A
movement
6
Q
-lysis
A
destruction
7
Q
-pause, -stasis
A
cessation, stopping
8
Q
-phage, -phagia
A
eating, swallowing
9
Q
-phasia
A
speech
10
Q
-rrhage, -rrhagia
A
bursting forth
11
Q
-rrhea
A
flow, discharge
12
Q
-rrhexis
A
rupture
13
Q
-spasm
A
sudden involuntary contraction
14
Q
-uresis
A
urination
