Suffixes Pertaining to Surgical Procedures Flashcards
1
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- algia; -dynia
A
Pain
2
Q
-ectasia; -ectasis
A
Dilation
3
Q
-stasis
A
Controlling or stopping
4
Q
-penia
A
Deficiency
5
Q
-malacia
A
Soft or softening
6
Q
-edema
A
Swelling
7
Q
emesis
A
Vomit
8
Q
-oid
A
Like or resembling
9
Q
-rrhexis
A
Rupture
10
Q
-rrhea
A
Discharge
11
Q
-rrhagia; rrhage
A
Excessive blood flow
12
Q
-graphy
A
To record, or take picture
13
Q
-scope
A
To view
14
Q
-tomy
A
To cut into
15
Q
-scopy
A
Process of viewing
16
Q
-tome
A
Cutting instrument
17
Q
-therapy
A
Treatment
18
Q
-stomy
A
Create opening
19
Q
-tripsy
A
Crush
20
Q
-rrhapy
A
Suture
21
Q
-pexy
A
Anchor or secure
22
Q
-plasty
A
Surgical repair
23
Q
-ectomy
A
Removal of
24
Q
-oma
A
Tumor
25
Q
-scope
A
to view
26
Q
-ic, -al
A
pertaining to
27
Q
-penia
A
deficiency
28
Q
-therapy
A
treatment
29
Q
-stomy
A
create opening, incision
30
Q
-tripsy
A
crush
31
Q
-lysis
A
breakdown
32
Q
my/o
A
muscle
33
Q
opthalm/o
A
eye
34
Q
bronch/o
A
air passage; lung
35
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
36
Q
acr/o
A
extremities
37
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
38
Q
endo
A
within
