19 Surgical (Procedures) Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture - to remove fluid
2
Q
-ec/tom/y
A
out/cut/procedure or removal
3
Q
-o/pex/y
A
to fixate, position or to attach
4
Q
-oplast/y
A
plastic surgery (to improve function, looks, or relieve pain)
5
Q
-o/rrhaph/y
A
surgically to suture or repair
6
Q
-o/tom/y
A
cutting into, to open, make incision
7
Q
-os/tom/y
A
new permanent opening or mouth
8
Q
-o/tripsy
A
crushing or destroying
9
Q
-o/desis
A
binding or stabilization
10
Q
-clasis
A
to break down
11
Q
-lysis
A
to loosen (free from adhesion) or destry
12
Q
-cis
A
to cut
13
Q
-cid
A
to kill
14
Q
-stasis
A
to stop or control
15
Q
-sis
A
medical condition or disease
16
Q
-age
A
something is related to
17
Q
-iatr/y
A
to treat, to heal or cure
18
Q
-therap/y
A
to treat or cure
19
Q
-sect/ion
A
to cut or make several slices of a body part (to cut a part)
