Suffixes: Medical Procedures/Surgical Processes Flashcards
1
Q
-ectomy
A
Excision; Removal
2
Q
-otomy
A
Incision; Cutting
3
Q
-ostomy
A
To make a hole
4
Q
-scopy
A
To view
5
Q
-graph(y)
A
Process of recording (Think sonograph)
6
Q
-gram
A
Recording (Think mammogram, a recording of mammory gland)
7
Q
-plasty
A
Surgical repair (Think rhinoplasty)
8
Q
-therapy
A
Treatment
9
Q
-rrhapy
A
Suture
10
Q
-clysis
A
Irrgation; Washing
11
Q
desis
A
Surgical union; Surgical fixation
12
Q
-centesis
A
Removal of fluid; Aspiration
13
Q
-graft
A
Organ or tissue used for transplantation to replace
14
Q
Chemo
A
Chemical
15
Q
Echo/Sono
A
Sound
