Suffixes Flashcards by Giorvahny Augustin | Brainscape

Q

-asthenia

A

Weakness (myasthenia gravis = autoimmune disorder causing muscle weakness)

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-clasia

A

Break

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-clasis

A

Break

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-clast

A

Break (like osteo….s break up bone)

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-desis

A

Surgical fixation, fusion (-plexy was surgical fixation, suspension…)

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-physis

A

Growth

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-schisis

A

Split, fissure (cuz if you schid down the ice with a sharp skate it might split or fissure the ice)

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