Surgical Suffix

Question 1

-centesis

Answer 1

surgical puncture

example: arthr/o/centesis (surgical puncture of a joint)

Question 2

-clast

Answer 2

to break

example: oste/o/clast (cell that breaks down bone)

Question 3

-desis

Answer 3

binding/fixation (of joint or bone)

example: arthr/o/desis (joint fusion)

Question 4

-ectomy

Answer 4

excision, removal

example: append/ectomy

Question 5

-lysis

Answer 5

separation; destruction; loosening

example: thromb/o/lysis

Question 6

-pexy

Answer 6

fixation (of an organ)

example: mast/o/pexy (boob job)

Question 7

-rrhaphy

Answer 7

suture

example: my/o/rrhaphy (muscle suture)

Question 8

-stomy

Answer 8

forming an opening (mouth)

example: trache/o/stomy

Question 9

-tome

Answer 9

instrument to cut

example: oste/o/tome (bone cutter)

Question 10

-tomy

Answer 10

incision

example: trache/o/tomy (incision of the trachea)

Question 11

-tripsy

Answer 11

crushing

example: lith/o/tripsy (crushing of stone–like busting a kidney stone)

Question 12

-plasty

Answer 12

surgical repair

example: rhin/o/plasty (nose job)