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Advanced Medical Terminology Chapter 4 ROOM221
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -blast | Embryonic, Immature |
| -crine | To secrete |
| -drome | To run |
| -fusion | Coming together; To pour |
| -gea | Substance that produces |
| -lapse | To slide, Fall, Sag |
| -lysis | Breakdown, Destruction, Separation |
| -meter | To measure |
| -mission | To send |
| -or | One who |
| -oxia | Oxygen |
| -partum | Birth, Labor |
| -phoria | To bear, To Carry; Feeling |
| -physis | To grow |
| -plasia | Development, Formation, Growth |
| -plasm | Formation, Structure |
| -pnea | Breathing |
| -ptosis | Falling, Drooping, Prolapse |
| -rrhea | Flow, Discharge |
| -stasis | Stopping, Controlling |
| -trophy | Development, Nourishment |