Suffix Master List: Part 1 Flashcards
1
Q
-iatrics/-iatry
A
field of medicine
2
Q
-iatrist/-ician/-ist
A
specialist
3
Q
-logist/-ologist
A
specialist in the study of
4
Q
-logy/-ology
A
study of
5
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture
6
Q
-cidal/-cide
A
destroying, killing
7
Q
-desis
A
surgical fixation of bone or joint, binding, tying together
8
Q
dilation
A
widening, stretching, expanding
9
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, surgical removal
10
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
11
Q
-metry
A
measurement
12
Q
-pexy
A
surgical fixation
13
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
14
Q
-rrhaphy
A
suture, suturing
15
Q
-scopy
A
visual examination
16
Q
-therapy
A
treatment
17
Q
-tomy
A
cut into, incision
