Surgical Flashcards
1
Q
-clasia
A
surgical breaking
2
Q
-desis
A
surgical fixation
3
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal
4
Q
-ostomy
A
cutting; to make an incision
5
Q
-pexy
A
surgical fixation (soft tissue)
6
Q
-rrhaphy
A
suture
7
Q
-tome
A
instrument used to cut
8
Q
-tripsy
A
surgical crushing
9
Q
-centesis
A
surgically puncture
10
Q
-gram
A
record or picture
11
Q
-graph
A
instrument used to record
12
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
13
Q
-meter
A
instrument used to measure
14
Q
-metry
A
process of measuring
15
Q
-scope
A
instrument used for viewing
16
Q
-scopy
A
process of visual examination
17
Q
-algia
A
pain
18
Q
-asthenia
A
weakness
19
Q
-cele
A
protrusion
20
Q
-clysis
A
irrigation
21
Q
-dynia
A
pain
22
Q
-cytosis
A
abnormal increase in cells
23
Q
-ectasis;-ectasia
A
dilation
24
Q
-edema
A
swelling
25
-emesis
vomiting
26
-emia
blood condition
27
-aisis
abnormal condition cause by something specific
28
-itis
inflammation
29
-lith
stone
30
-lysis;-lytic
destruction or dissolution
31
-malacia
abnormal softening
32
-megaly
abnormal enlargement
