Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ectomy
A
The surgical removal of _______
2
Q
-centesis
A
A surgical puncture of _______
3
Q
-tripsy
A
surgical destruction of ______
4
Q
-clasis
A
a surgical break, almost always of bone
5
Q
-desis
A
binding (specifically of bones)
6
Q
-lysis
A
destruction of ______, as in hemolysis
7
Q
-pexy
A
to bind or mend, but almost always on soft tissue and not bones
8
Q
-plasty
A
the surgical repair of _____ ; not always plastic surgery
9
Q
-rrhaphy
A
to suture up, to sew up
10
Q
-stomy
A
creating an opening in ________, as in colostomy
11
Q
-tome
A
a cutting instrument for _______, as in dermostome
12
Q
-tomy
A
an incision in the ________
13
Q
-gram
A
visual image
14
Q
-scopy
A
a visual inspection
15
Q
-algia
A
pain of the ______
16
Q
-rrhage
A
excessive flow or flooding of _______
