Surgical Compound Suffixes Flashcards
‐TOMY
(tŏ‐mē)
‐ECTOMY
(ek‐tŏ‐mē)
‐TOME
(tōm)
Current:
- Incision
- Excision
- Device for making an incision
Ety: Gr. tome, a cutting;
Gr. ek out + tome, a cutting
Ex: Cardiotomy, gastrectomy,
proctotome
‐STOMY
(stŏ‐mē)
Current: Surgical creation of an opening (stoma)
Ety: Gr. stoma, stomatos, mouth, opening
Ex: Colostomy, venovenostomy
‐PLASTY
(plas‐tē)
Current: Surgical reconstruction
Ety: Gr. plastos, formed, molded
Ex: Rhinoplasty, cheiloplasty
‐RRHAPHY
(ră‐fē)
Current: Surgical suturing
Ety: Gr. rhaptein, to sew, stitch
Ex: Arteriorrhaphy, myorrhaphy
‐PEXY
(pĕk‐sē)
Current: Surgical fixation
Ety: Gr. pexis, a fixing together of something
Ex: Organopexy, nephropexy
‐TRIPSY
(trip‐sē)
Current: Crushing
Ety: Gr. tripsis, a rubbing, friction
Ex: Neurotripsy, lithotripsy
‐SCOPY
(skŏ‐pē)
‐SCOPE
(skōp)
Current: Examination, esp. with a device; ‐SCOPE = A device for looking into a body part
Ety: Gr. skopeein, to look at, view
Ex: Cranioscopy, nasoscope
‐DESIS
(dē‐sĭs)
Current: Surgical binding, fusion
Ety: Gr. deein, to bind
Ex: Syndesis, arthrodesis
Loan word:
Desis (dē′sĭs)
‐CENTESIS
(sen‐tē‐sĭs)
Current: Surgical puncture for aspiration
Ety: Gr. kenteein, to goad, prick
Ex: Abdominocentesis, thoracocentesis
Loan word:
Centesis (sen‐tē′sĭs)
pl. Centeses (sen‐tē′sēz)
‐SECTION
(sek‐shŏn)
Curent: A cutting
Ety: L. secare, sectum, to cut
Ex: Resection, prosection
‐CLASTY
(klas‐tē)
Current: A surgical breaking
Ety: Gr. klastos, broken
Ex: Lithoclasty
‐TRYPESIS
(trī‐pē‐sĭs)
Current: A surgical boring
Ety: Gr. trype, a piercing, a hole
Ex: Sternotrypesis, craniotrypesis
