Suffixes (Ch 15) Flashcards

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1
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-algia

A

pain

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2
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-asthenia

A

lack of strength

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3
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-blast

A

embryonic; immature cell

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4
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-clast

A

to break

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5
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-desis

A

bind, tie together

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6
Q

-emia

A

blood condition

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7
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-listhesis

A

slipping

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8
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-malacia

A

softening

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9
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-penia

A

deficiency

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10
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-physis

A

to grow

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11
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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12
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-porosis

A

condition of pores (spaces)

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13
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-stenosis

A

tightening; stricture

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14
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-tome

A

instrument to cut

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15
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-trophy

A

nourishment; development (condition of)

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