Surgical Compound Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-tomy
A
incision
2
Q
-ectomy
A
excision
3
Q
-tome
A
device for making an incision
4
Q
-stomy
A
surgical creation of an opening
5
Q
-plasty
A
surgical reconstruction
6
Q
-rrhaphy
A
surgical suturing
7
Q
-pexy
A
surgical fixation
8
Q
-tripsy
A
crushing
9
Q
-scopy
A
examination, esp. with a device
10
Q
-scope
A
a device for looking into a body part
11
Q
-desis
A
surgical binding, fusion
12
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture for aspiration
13
Q
-section
A
a cutting
14
Q
-clasty
A
a surgical breaking
15
Q
-trypesis
A
a surgical boring