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Suffixes.
Studying Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| tomy means.. | cutting into |
| stomy means.. | surgically created an opening |
| ectomy means.. | surgical removal |
| plasty means.. | surgical repair |
| centesis means.. | surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas |
| algia or dynia means.. | pain |
| itis means.. | inflammation of the liver |
| osis means.. | abnormal condition |
| pathy means.. | disease of small intestine |
| um means.. | pericardium surrounding the heart |
| lysis means.. | sepration or braking into parts |