Suffixes For Surgical And Diagnostic Procedures

Question 1

Centesis

Answer 1

A sterile procedure done to remove fluid from an anatomical cavity or space

Question 2

Clasis

Answer 2

Meaning to crush

An example is osteoclasts where bones are fractured to repair a deformity

Question 3

Desis

Answer 3

Fusion done through an operative procedure

Example: arthodesis- a join is immobilized after its surface is fused with that on an adjacent bone during a procedure