suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-blast
A
embryonic cell
2
Q
-clasia, -clasis, -clast
A
to break
3
Q
-listhesis
A
slipping
4
Q
-malacia
A
softening
5
Q
-physis
A
to grow
6
Q
-porosis
A
pore, passage
7
Q
-tome
A
instrument to cut
8
Q
-desis
A
to bind, tie together
9
Q
-stenosis
A
narrowing
10
Q
-asthenia
A
weakness
11
Q
-trophy
A
development, nourishment
12
Q
-phrenia
A
the mind
13
Q
-phasia
A
speech
14
Q
-kinesia, -kinesis, -kinetic
A
movement
15
Q
-praxia
A
action
16
Q
-sthenia
A
strength
17
Q
-algia
A
pain
18
Q
-algesia
A
excessive sensitivity to pain
