1-Suffix: Surgical Procedures

Question 1

-ectomy

Answer 1

Appendectomy

Excision (surgical removal or cutting out)

Question 2

-pexy

Answer 2

Mastopexy
Surgical fixation (fastening in a fixed position)

Question 5

-scopy

Answer 5

Microscopy

Visual examination with a lighted instrument

Question 6

-stomy

Answer 6

Tracheostomy

Formation of an opening

Question 7

-tome

Answer 7

Microtome

An instrument used for cutting

Question 8

-tomy

Answer 8

Tracheotomy
Incision (cutting into tissue)

Question 9

-tripsy

Answer 9

Lithotripsy

Surgical crushing

Question 10

-lysis

Answer 10

Hemolysis

Process of loosening, freeing or destroying

Question 11

-centesis

Answer 11

Amniocentesis

Surgical puncture to aspirate or remove fluid

Question 15

-plasty

Answer 15

Mammoplasty

Surgical repair

Question 16

-rrhaphy

Answer 16

Angiorrhaphy

Suture (uniting a wound by stitches)