Suffixes: Surgical Procedures Flashcards
1
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture to aspirate or remove fluid
2
Q
-ectomy
A
excision (surgical removal or cutting out)
3
Q
-lysis
A
process of loosening, freeing, or destroying
4
Q
-pexy
A
surgical fixation (securing in a fixed position)
5
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
6
Q
-rrhaphy
A
suture (fusing a wound by stitches)
7
Q
-scopy
A
visual examination with the use of a lighted instrument
8
Q
-stomy
A
creation of an opening
9
Q
-tome
A
an instrument used for cutting
10
Q
-tomy
A
incision (cutting into tissue)
11
Q
-tripsy
A
surgical crushing, breaking, or pulverizing
