Chapter 15: Musculoskeletal System: Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-algia
A
pain
2
Q
-asthenia
A
lack of strength
3
Q
-blast
A
embryonic or immature cell
4
Q
-clast
A
to break
5
Q
-desis
A
to bind, tie together
6
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
7
Q
-listhesis
A
slipping
8
Q
-malacia
A
softening
9
Q
-penia
A
deficiency
10
Q
-physis
A
to grow
11
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
12
Q
-porosis
A
pore, passage
13
Q
-stenosis
A
narrowing
14
Q
-tome
A
instrument to cut
15
Q
-trophy
A
development, nourishment
