FLASHCARD #2 Surgical and Procedural Suffixes

Front

puncture to withdraw fluid

Back

-centesis

Front

surgical removal

Back

-ectomy

Front

surgically create an opening

Back

-ostomy

Front

cutting into

Back

-otomy

Front

surgical repair (Options: -otomy, -pexy, -plasty, -rrhaphy)

Back

-plasty

Front

to suture

Back

-rrhapy

Front

instrument to cut

Back

-tome

Front

record or picture

Back

-gram

Front

process of recording

Back

-graphy

Front

instrument for measuring

Back

-meter