Derived Suffixes - Abstract Nouns, Therapeutic Flashcards
x-otherapy
treatment by means of x
x-iatry
the healing of x
x-ostasis
the stopping of x
x-oplasty
the surgical repairing of x
x-ocentesis
the surgical puncturing of x
x-orrhaphy
the suturing of x
x-otomy
the cutting of x
x-ectomy
the cutting out of x
x-ostomy
the making of an opening in x
x-ics
the science of x
x-icist
one who specializes in the science of x
x-ology
the study of x
x-ical
p.t.
x-oscopy
the examination of x
x-ometry
the measurement of x
x-ography
the recording of x
x-o-pexy
(D) the adhesion of x
(T) the fixation of x
x-olysis
(D) the disintegration of x
(T) the separation of the adhesion of x
x-otrophism
the tendency to preferentially affect x
x-ophage
something which ingests x
x-otome
an instrument for cutting x
x-ectome
an instrument for cutting out x
x-oscope
an instrument for examining x
x-oclast
something which breaks x
