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Skeletal Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -blast | embryonic or immature cell |
| -clast | to break |
| -desis | to bind, tie together |
| -dynia | pain |
| -listhesis | slipping |
| -malacia | softening |
| -physis | to grow |
| -plasia | development, formation, growth |
| -plasm | structure or formation |
| -porosis | pore, passage |
| -stenosis | narrowing |