procedural SUFFIXES

centesis (sehn-tee-sihs)

Surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas

(for diagnosis or for treatment to remove excess fluid or gas)

Cystocentesis (surgical puncture of the urinary bladder with a needle to remove fluid)

gram (grahm)

record of

electrocardiogram (electrocardiographic hard copy record)

graph (grahf)

Instrument that records (or used as a record)

Electrocardiograph (the machine that records the electrical activity of the heart)

Graphy (grahf-e)

Procedure that records

Electrocardiography (the procedure used to record the electrical activity of the heart)

Lysis (li-sihs)

Separation or breakdown

Urinalysis (separation of the urine into its constituents)

Scope (skop-e)

Instrument to visually examine

Endoscope (an instrument used to visually examine inside the body)

Scopy (skop-e)

Procedure to visually examine

Endoscopy (procedure of visually examining inside the body)

Therapy (thehr-ah-pe)

Treatment

Chemotherapy (treatment with chemical substances or drugs)