Musculoskeletal System Suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

-al

A

pertaining to

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2
Q

-algia

A

pain

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3
Q

-ar

A

pertaining to

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4
Q

-asthenia

A

weakness, debility

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5
Q

-blast

A

immature, embryonic cell

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6
Q

-clasia

A

to break, surgical fracture

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7
Q

-clast

A

to break, surgical fracture

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8
Q

-cyte

A

cell

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9
Q

-desis

A

binding, fixation (of a bone or a joint)

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10
Q

-dynia

A

pain

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11
Q

-ectomy

A

surgical removal, excision

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12
Q

-genesis

A

forming, producing, origin

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13
Q

-graphy

A

process of recording

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14
Q

-ia

A

condition, state

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15
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-ic

A

pertaining to

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16
Q

-ion

A

the act of, action, condition

17
Q

-ism

A

condition

18
Q

-itis

A

inflammation

19
Q

-kinesia

A

movement

20
Q

-listhesis

A

slipping

21
Q

-malacia

A

abnormal softening

22
Q

-meter

A

instruments for measuring

23
Q

-oid

A

resembling

24
Q

-oma

A

tumor, neoplam

25
Q

-osis

A

abnormal condition, increase (used primarily w/blood cells)

26
Q

-pathy

A

disease

27
Q

-physis

A

growth

28
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

29
Q

-porosis

A

porous

30
Q

-rrhexis

A

rupture

31
Q

-sarcoma

A

malignant tumor of connective tissue

32
Q

-scopy

A

visual examination

33
Q

-spasm

A

involuntary contraction, twitching

34
Q

-tome

A

instrument used to cut

35
Q

-tomy

A

incision

36
Q

-tone

A

tone

37
Q

-tonia

A

tone, degree of muscle tension

38
Q

-tonic

A

pertaining to tone

39
Q

-trophy

A

nourishment, development