Procedural Suffixes

Question 1

-CENTESIS

Answer 1

puncture and aspirtion
Example- abdominocentesis (puncture of abdominal cavity and aspiration to remove fluid)

Question 2

-ECTOMY

Answer 2

surgical removal
Example- appendectomy (surgical removal of appendix)

Question 3

-GENIC

Answer 3

producing, forming
Example- teratogenic (causing birth defects)

Question 4

-GRAPHY

Answer 4

process of recording
Example- electrocardiography (process of recording electrical activity of the heart)

Question 5

-LYSIS

Answer 5

separation
Example- dialysis (separation of waste materials from the blood)

Question 6

-OPSY

Answer 6

view of, vision
Example- biopsy (removal of living tissue for examination)

Question 7

-PLASTY

Answer 7

surgical repair
Example- rhinoplasty (plastic surgery of the nose)

Question 8

-SCOPY

Answer 8

visual examination
Example- arthroscopy (visual examination of the joints)

Question 9

-STOMY

Answer 9

opening
Example- tracheostomy (cutting an air/drainage opening to a trachea)

Question 10

-TOMY

Answer 10

incision, cutting
Example- blepharotomy (surgical incision of an eyelid)