Surgical/Diagnostic Suffixes

Question 1

-centesis

Answer 1

surgical puncture

Question 2

-clasis

Answer 2

to break; surgical fracture

Question 3

-desis

Answer 3

binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

Question 4

-ectomy

Answer 4

excision, removal

Question 5

-lysis

Answer 5

separation; destruction; loosening

Question 6

-pexy

Answer 6

fixation (of an organ)

Question 7

-plasty

Answer 7

surgical repair

Question 8

-rrhaphy

Answer 8

suture

Question 9

-stomy

Answer 9

forming an opening (mouth)

Question 10

-tome

Answer 10

instrument to cut

Question 11

-tomy

Answer 11

incision

Question 12

-tripsy

Answer 12

crushing

Question 13

-gram

Answer 13

record, writing

Question 14

-graph

Answer 14

instrument for recording

Question 15

-graphy

Answer 15

process of recording

Question 16

-algia

Answer 16

pain

Question 17

-dynia

Answer 17

pain

Question 18

-cele

Answer 18

hernia, swelling

Question 19

-ectasis

Answer 19

dilation, expansion

Question 20

-emesis

Answer 20

vomiting

Question 21

-emia

Answer 21

blood condition

Question 22

-gen/-genesis

Answer 22

forming, producing, origin

Question 23

-itis

Answer 23

inflammation

Question 24

-malacia

Answer 24

softening

Question 25

-megaly

Answer 25

enlargement

Question 26

-oma

Answer 26

tumor

Question 27

-osis

Answer 27

abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells

Question 28

-pathy

Answer 28

disease

Question 29

-penia

Answer 29

decrease, deficiency-

Question 30

-phobia

Answer 30

fear

Question 31

-plegia

Answer 31

paralysis

Question 32

-ptosis

Answer 32

prolapse, downward displacement

Question 33

-rrhea

Answer 33

discharge, flow

Question 34

-rrhexis

Answer 34

rupture

Question 35

-sclerosis

Answer 35

abnormal condition of hardening

Question 36

-spasm

Answer 36

involuntary contraction, twitching

Question 37

-stenosis

Answer 37

narrowing, stricture

Question 38

-toxic

Answer 38

poison