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Table 2-4,2-5,3-2
Suffixes that indicate medical specialty, surgeries, procedures, or treatments
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -iatrics, -iatry | field of medicine |
| -iatrist, -ician, -ist | specialist |
| -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 |
| AP | anteroposterior |
| LAT | lateral |
| LE | lower extremity |
| LLQ | left lower quadrant |
| LUQ | left upper quadrant |
| PA | posteroanterior |
| RLQ | Right lower quadrant |
| RUQ | right upper quadrant |
| UE | Upper extremity |