Common Surgical Suffixes Flashcards by Darren Ma | Brainscape

Q

-centesis

A

Surgical puncture

Arthr/o/centesis

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Q

-clasis

A

To break; surgical fracture

Oste/o/clasis

Surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity

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-desis

A

Binding, fixation (of bone or joint)

Arthr/o/desis

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Q

-ectomy

A

Excision, removal

Append/ectomy

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Q

-lysis

A

Separation; destruction; loosening

Thromb/o/lysis

Destruction of a blood clot

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-pexy

A

Fixation (of an organ)

Mast/o/pexy

Fixation of the breasts

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Q

-plasty

A

Surgical repair

Rhin/o/plasty

Surgical repair of nose

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Q

-rrhaphy

A

Suture

My/o/rrhaphy

Suture of a muscle

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Q

-stomy

A

Forming an opening (mouth)

Trache/o/stomy

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Q

-tome

A

Instrument to cut

Oste/o/tome

Instrument to cut bone

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Q

-tomy

A

Incision

Trache/o/tomy

Incision (through the neck) into the trachea

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-tripsy

A

Crushing

Lith/o/tripsy

Crushing a stone

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