Suffixes Surgical Flashcards
1
Q
-ectomy (ehck-to-me)
A
Surgical removal, as in mastectomy, surgical removal of the Breast or mammary glands
2
Q
-pexy
A
Suture to stabilize, as in gastropexy, surgically stabilizing the stomach to the abdominal wall
3
Q
-plasty
A
Surgical repair, as on rhinoplasty, surgical repair of the nose
4
Q
-stomy
A
Surgically creating and opening, as in colostomy, a surgically created opening between the colon and body surface
5
Q
-Tomy
A
Cutting into, as in Laparotomy, an incision into the abdomen.
