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

to crush

Question 3

desis

Answer 3

fusion done through an operative procedure

Question 4

ectomy

Answer 4

pertains to the surgical excision or removal of tissue, an organ, or an anatomical part

Question 5

graphy

Answer 5

a diagnostic procedure where X-ray or CT images are produced or recorded

Question 6

gram

Answer 6

a procedure which could be writing, recording, or using X-ray films for diagnostic purposes

Question 7

graph

Answer 7

a tool used to record or create X-ray images for diagnostic use

Question 8

meter

Answer 8

a measuring instrument

Question 9

metry

Answer 9

the process of obtaining measurement

Question 10

opsy

Answer 10

to check or examine

Question 11

pexy

Answer 11

a reparatory surgical procedure

Question 12

plasty

Answer 12

operative reconstructive procedure for therapeutic or cosmetic purposes

Question 13

rrhaphy

Answer 13

patching tissues up with sutures

Question 14

scope

Answer 14

any instrument designed to allow visual examination of an anatomical cavity or an organ of the body

Question 15

scopy

Answer 15

the process of assessing an organ or a cavity of the body visually, with the aid of an instrument

Question 16

stomy

Answer 16

surgical method of establishing a new opening in the body

Question 17

tomy

Answer 17

to cut