Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
What is a suffix?
A
Suffixes indicate procedure, condition, disorder or disease
“Subfigure
“To fasten underneath”
»Attach to end of word to modify meaning
2
Q
-gram
A
A record of data
3
Q
-graphy
A
Act of recording data
4
Q
-meter
A
Instrument of measuring
5
Q
-scope
A
Instrument for viewing or examining
6
Q
-scopy
A
Examination of
7
Q
-centesis
A
Puncture tap
8
Q
-desis
A
Binding
Fusion
9
Q
-ectomy
A
Excision
Surgical removal
10
Q
-pexy
A
Surgical fixation
11
Q
-plasty
A
Plastic repair
Plastic surgery
Reconstruction
12
Q
-rhaphy
A
Surgical repair
Suture
13
Q
-stomy
A
Surgical creation of an opening
14
Q
-tome
A
Instrument for incising (cutting)
15
Q
-tomy
A
Incision
Cutting
16
Q
-tripsy
A
Crushing
17
Q
Commonly confused suffixes
A
-ectomy
-otomy
-ostomy
