Surgical Suffixes Ch 1

Question 1

-ectomy

Answer 1

surgical removal , as in mastectomy (surgical removal of the breasts)

Question 2

-pexy

Answer 2

suture to stabilize, as in gastropexy (surgically stabilizing the stomach to the abdominal wall)

Question 3

-plasty

Answer 3

surgical repair, as in rhinoplasty (surgical repair of the nose)

Question 4

-stomy

Answer 4

surgically created opening, as in colostomy (a surgically created opening between the colon and the body surface)

Question 5

-tomy

Answer 5

cutting into, as in laparotomy (as incision into the abdomen)