Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-iac
A
pertaining to
1
Q
-tripsy
A
to crush
2
Q
-ectomy
A
removal, excision, resection
2
Q
tom/o
A
to cut
4
Q
-lithotomy
A
incision (for removal) of a stone
4
Q
-pexy
A
fixation, to put in place
4
Q
-ician
A
specialist
5
Q
-ine
A
pertaining to
6
Q
-ist
A
specialist
7
Q
-ous
A
pertaining to
8
Q
-ac
A
pertaining to
9
Q
-ary
A
pertaining to
10
Q
-eal
A
pertaining to
10
Q
-rrhagia
A
bursting forth (of blood)
11
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
12
Q
cis/o
A
to cut
13
Q
-desis
A
to bind, tie together
14
Q
-rrhexis
A
rupture
15
Q
-scopy
A
visual examination
16
Q
-ical
A
pertaining to
17
Q
-rrhaphy
A
suture
18
Q
-rrhage
A
bursting forth (of blood)
19
Q
-logist
A
specialist
21
Q
-scope
A
instrument for visual examination
22
-tic
pertaining to
23
-al
pertaining to
24
-stomy
new opening (to form a mouth)
26
-tomy
process of cutting, incision
27
-ic
pertaining to
28
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
29
-an
pertaining to
30
-rrhea
discharge, flow
31
-ar
pertaining to
32
-or
one who
33
-ior
pertaining to
35
-tome
instrument to cut
36
-er
one who
37
sect/o
to cut
