Mod 7 Terminations

Question 1

-atresia

Answer 1

Absence of the opening to 9a bodily structure)

Question 2

-blast

Answer 2

act of killing; destruction; agent used to kill (or, destroy) [usually preceded by the connecting vowel “i’: there are some exceptions, but use “i” unless told otherwise]

Question 3

-cleisis

Answer 3

closure; blockage

Question 4

-cyesis

Answer 4

pregnancy

Question 5

-genesis

Answer 5

formation; development; growth

Question 6

-genic

Answer 6

forming; developing; producing; produced by

Question 7

-gravida

Answer 7

woman who is (or has been) pregnant for (nth time) [root which immediately precedes -gravida indicates the number of pregnancies experienced; connecting vowel preceding -gravida is always “i”

Question 8

-para

Answer 8

woman who has given birth (n-times) [root which immediately precedes -para indicates the number of births; connecting vowel preceding -para is always “i”]

Question 9

-pexy; -pexis

Answer 9

surgical attachment [often of one organ or tissue to another]

Question 10

-strophe

Answer 10

a turning; a twisting

Question 11

-poiesis

Answer 11

formation; development; production; act of shaping

Question 12

-poietic

Answer 12

forming; developing; producing; shaping