Skeletal System - Suffixes & Prefixes Flashcards

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1
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-blast

A

create

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-clast

A

destroy

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-listhesis

A

slippage

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4
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-malacia

A

softening

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5
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-physis

A

growth

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6
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-porosis

A

porous

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7
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-tome

A

cut

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8
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-desis

A

surgical binding/fixation

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9
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-stenosis

A

narrowing

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10
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-asthenia

A

weakness

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11
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-trophy

A

development

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12
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ab-

A

away from

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13
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ad-

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toward, besides

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14
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dorsi-

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the back

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15
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meta-

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after, beyond, change

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16
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poly-

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many, multiple