Chapter 2 - Suffix Flashcards
1
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture
2
Q
-clasis
A
to break; surgical fracture
3
Q
-desis
A
binding, fixation (of a joint or bone)
4
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal
5
Q
-lysis
A
separation, destruction, loosening
6
Q
-plexy
A
fixation (of an organ)
7
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
8
Q
-rrhaphy
A
suture
9
Q
-stomy
A
forming of an opening (mouth)
10
Q
-tome
A
instrument to cut
11
Q
-tomy
A
incision
12
Q
-tripsy
A
crushing
13
Q
-gram
A
record, writing
14
Q
-graph
A
instrument for recording
15
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
16
Q
-scope
A
instrument for examining
17
Q
-scopy
A
visual examination
18
Q
- algia
- agnia
A
pain
