Suffixes Flashcards
What does -ectomy mean?
Ex. Tonsillectomy
What’s the word for “excision, removal”?
What does “-centesis” mean?
Ex. Cystocentesis
What is the word for “surgical puncture”?
What does “-stomy” mean?
Ex. Urethrostomy
What is the word for “mouth, forming a new opening?”
What does “-tome” mean?
Ex. Osteotome
What is the word for “instrument to cut”?
What does “-tomy” mean?
Ex. Enterotomy
What is the word for “incision, cut into”?
What does “-desis” mean?
Ex. Arthrodesis
Binding, stabilization, fusion
What does “-rrhaphy” mean?
Ex cystorrhaphy
Suture
What does “-pexy” mean?
Ex. Gastropexy
Fixation, suture
What does “-plasty” mean?
Ex. Rinoplasty
Formation, plastic repair
What does “-clasis” mean?
Ex. Osteoclasis
A breaking or refracture
What does “-lysis” mean?
Ex. Enterolysis
Separate, destroy
What does “-tripsy” mean?
Ex. Lithotripsy
Crush
What does “-algia” mean?
Ex. Cephalgia
Pain
What does “-cele” mean?
Ex. Hepatocele
Hernia, swelling
What does “-dipsia” mean?
Ex. Polydipsia
Thirst
What does “-dynia” mean?
Ex. Gastrodynia
Pain
What does “-ectasis” mean?
Ex. Bronchiectasis
Dilation, expansion
What does “-esthesia” mean?
Ex. Anesthesia
Feeling, sensation
What does “-emia” mean?
Ex. Anemia
Blood, condition
What does “-gen” mean?
Ex. Carcinogen
To produce
What does “-gram” mean?
Ex. Electrocardiogram
A writing, record
What does “-graph” mean?
Ex. Electrocardiograph
Instrument for recording
What does “-graphy” mean?
Ex. Electrocardiography
Process of recording
What does “-iasis” mean?
Ex. Lithiasis
Condition, formation of, presence of
