Surgical SUFFIXES

0.0(0)
Studied by 0 people
call kaiCall Kai
learnLearn
examPractice Test
spaced repetitionSpaced Repetition
heart puzzleMatch
flashcardsFlashcards
GameKnowt Play
Card Sorting

1/4

encourage image

There's no tags or description

Looks like no tags are added yet.

Last updated 5:30 AM on 4/16/26
Name
Mastery
Learn
Test
Matching
Spaced
Call with Kai

No analytics yet

Send a link to your students to track their progress

5 Terms

1
New cards

Ectomy (ehck-to-me)

Surgical removal, as in mastectomy

(surgical removal of the breast or mammary glands)

2
New cards

Pexy (pehck-se)

Suture to stabilize

Gastropexy (surgically stabilizing the stomach to the abdominal wall)

3
New cards

Plasty (plahs-te)

Surgical repair

Rhinoplasty (surgical repair of the nose)

4
New cards

Stomy (sto-me)

Surgically created opening

Colostomy (a surgically created opening between the colon and body surface)

5
New cards

Tomy (tō-mē)

Cutting into

Laparotomy (an incision into the abdomen)