Suffixes Related to Body Processes Flashcards
1
Q
-blast
A
immature, forming
2
Q
-cidal
A
destroying, killing
3
Q
-cide
A
destroying, killing
4
Q
-crine
A
secreting
5
Q
-malacia
A
softening
6
Q
-para
A
bearing
7
Q
-parous
A
producing, bearing
8
Q
-pepsia
A
digestion
9
Q
-phage, -phagia
A
eating, devouring
10
Q
-phagy
A
swallowing
11
Q
-phasia
A
speaking
12
Q
-phoresis
A
carrying
13
Q
-plasia
A
formation, development, growth
14
Q
-plastic
A
forming
15
Q
-pnea
A
breath
16
Q
-poiesis
A
production, formation
17
Q
-poietic
A
pertaining to production
18
Q
-poietin
A
substance that produces
19
Q
-para
A
bearing
20
Q
-porosis
A
lessening in density
21
Q
-rrhage
A
discharging heavily
22
Q
-rrhea
A
a flowing, a flux
23
Q
-schisis
A
splitting
24
Q
-somnia
A
sleep
25
Q
-spasm
A
contraction
26
Q
-stalsis
A
contraciton
27
Q
-stasis
A
stopping, constant
28
Q
-stenosis
A
narrowing
