Surgical Procedure Suffixes

Surgical procedure suffixes flashcards for medical terminology review.

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-ec/tom/y

out/cut/procedure or removal

-o/pex/y

to fixate, position or to attach

-oplast/y

plastic surgery (to improve function, looks, or relieve pain)

-o/rrhaph/y

surgically to suture or repair

-o/tom/y

cutting into, to open, make incision

os/tom/y

new permanent opening or mouth

-o/tripsy

crushing or destroying

-o/desis

binding or stabilization

-clasis

to break down

-lysis

to loosen (free from adhesion) or destroy

-cis

to cut

-cide

to kill

-stasis

to stop or control

-sis

medical condition or disease

-age

something is related to

-iatr/y

to treat, to heal or cure

-therap/y

to treat or cure

-sect/ion

to cut or make several slices of a body part