ch2: suffixes, surgery/procedures Flashcards
1
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture
2
Q
-cise
A
cut, remove
3
Q
-clasis
A
breakdown
4
Q
-desis
A
stabilization
5
Q
-extomy
hint: hystorextomy
A
remove
6
Q
-gram
hint: like graph
A
record
7
Q
graph
hint: like recording
A
instrument for recording
8
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
9
Q
-ion
A
process
10
Q
lepsy
hint: epilepsy
A
seizure or convulsion
11
Q
-lysis
hint: conjoined twins
A
destruction, separation
12
Q
-meter
A
device for measuring
13
Q
metry
A
process of measuring
14
Q
pexy
A
fixation, to put in place
15
Q
-plasty
hint: rhinoplasty
A
surgical reformation or repair
16
Q
-scopy
hint: colonoscopy
A
visual examination
17
Q
-spasm
A
involuntary twitch or contraction
18
Q
-stasi
hint: homeostasis
A
stop or controlling
19
Q
-stomy
hint: ostomy
A
new opening
20
Q
-tomy
A
incision
21
Q
-tripsy
A
crushing
