Suffixes - Chapter 3 Flashcards
1
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
2
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture
3
Q
-clasis
A
intentional breaking
4
Q
-desis
A
binding
5
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
6
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
7
Q
-listhesis
A
slipping
8
Q
-lysis
A
breakdown, destruction
9
Q
-malacia
A
softening
10
Q
-physis
A
growth
11
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
12
Q
-scopy
A
process of viewing
13
Q
-trophy
A
process of nourishment, development
14
Q
-blast
A
embryonic
15
Q
-clast
A
breaking down
16
Q
-cyte
A
cell
17
Q
-oid
A
full of, like
18
Q
-oma
A
tumor, mass
19
Q
-sarcoma
A
connective tissue cancer
20
Q
-sthenia
A
condition of strength
21
Q
-plasia
A
condition of development
