Chapter One Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture
2
Q
-clasis
A
to break; surgical fracture
3
Q
-desis
A
binding, fixation
4
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal
5
Q
-lysis
A
separation, bursting
6
Q
-pexy
A
fixation
7
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
8
Q
-rraphy
A
suture
9
Q
-stomy
A
forming an opening
10
Q
-tome
A
instrument to cut
11
Q
-tomy
A
incision, cut
12
Q
-tripsy
A
crushing
13
Q
-gram
A
record, writing
14
Q
-graph
A
instrument for recording
15
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
16
Q
-meter
A
instrument for measuring
