Surgical Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-centesis
A
Puncture to withdraw fluid
2
Q
-ectomy
A
Surgical removal
3
Q
-lysis
A
Process of loosing, freeing, or destroying
4
Q
-ostomy
A
Surgically create an opening
5
Q
-otomy
A
Cutting into
6
Q
-pexi
A
Surgical fixation
7
Q
-plasty
A
Surgical repair
8
Q
-rrhaphy
A
to suture
9
Q
-scope
A
Visual examination with the use of a lighted instrument
10
Q
-tome
A
Instrument to cut
11
Q
-tomy
A
Incision (cutting into tissue)
12
Q
-tripsy
A
Surgical crushing, breaking, or pulverizing
