Terminations

Question 1

-phylaxis

Answer 1

protection (of something); protection against (something); protection by means of (a substance or process)

Question 1

strength

Answer 1

-sthenia

Question 2

-ferous

Answer 2

bearing; containing

[preceded by the connecting vowel i]

Question 2

sudden and severe pain

Answer 2

-agra

Question 3

absence of strength; weakness

Answer 3

-asthenia

Question 4

-clast

Answer 4

instrument used to break

Question 6

-desis

Answer 6

surgical immobilization; surgical fusion

[if this termination is used with the prefix syn-, you must avoid redundancy by ignoring the prefix]

Question 6

protection (of something); protection against (something); protection by means of (a substance or process)

Answer 6

-phylaxis

Question 7

instrument used to break

Answer 7

-clast

Question 8

-agra

Answer 8

sudden and severe pain

Question 9

-asthenia

Answer 9

absence of strength; weakness

Question 11

surgical immobilization; surgical fusion

[if this termination is used with the prefix syn-, you must avoid redundancy by ignoring the prefix]

Answer 11

-desis

Question 12

-sthenia

Answer 12

strength

Question 14

-paresis

Answer 14

slight paralysis

Question 15

slight paralysis

Answer 15

-paresis

Question 16

bearing; containing

[preceded by the connecting vowel i]

Answer 16

-ferous