Suffixes Used In Surgery Flashcards
1
Q
-Age
A
Related to
2
Q
-Centesis
A
Surgical puncture
3
Q
-Cid
A
Kill
4
Q
-Cis
A
Cut, kill, excise
5
Q
- Clasis
A
To break down, refracture
6
Q
- Desis
A
Binding, stabilization
7
Q
-Ectomy
A
Excision, removal
8
Q
-iatry
A
Healing (by a physician)
9
Q
-ion
A
Process
10
Q
-Lysis
A
Loosen, free from adhesions, destruction
11
Q
-Osis
A
Condition of
12
Q
-os / tomy
A
Mouth, forming an opening
13
Q
-Pexy
A
Fixation, suspension
14
Q
-Plasty
A
Formation, plastic repair
15
Q
-Stasis
A
Stop, control
