SUFFIXES THAT INDICATE SURGERIES, PROCEDURES, OR TREATMENTS

-centesis

surgical puncture

-cidal, -cide

destroying, killing

-desis

surgical fixation of bone or joint, binding, tying together

-dilation

widening, stretching, expanding

-ectomy

excision, surgical removal

-graphy

process of recording

-metry

measurement

-pexy

surgical fixation

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhaphy

suture, suturing

-scopy

visual examination

-therapy

treatment

-tomy

cutting into, incision

-tripsy

crushing