Suffix
Word
Suffix Meaning
Prefix
Name that Procedure
100

Cardi-ac

pertaining to the heart

100

Cholecystectomy

Surgical removal of the gallbladder

100

-algia

Pain

100

a, an-

without

100

ACL

Anterior Cruciate Ligament

200

Derm-al

pertaining to the skin

200

Hemicolectomy

Removal of half of the large intestine

200

-cise

Cut

200

dis-

apart, away

200

CABG

Coronary artery bypass graft

300

Hem-ic

pertaining to blood

300

Septorhinoplasty

Surgical restoration of the nose

300

-cide

Kill

300

endo-

within

300

I&D

Incision and drainage

400

Esophag-eal

pertaining to the esophagus

400

Electrocardiogram

Written record of the electrical activity of the electrical activity of the heart

400

-ectomy

Surgical removal

400

per-

through

400

EUA

Exam under anesthesia

500

Pulmonary

Pertaining to the lungs

500

Hemiarthroplasty

Surgical restoration of half of a joint, the femoral portion of the hip joint, and the proximal femur: a form of hip replacement surgery

500

-genic

Origin

500

supra-

above

500

ORIF

Open redution internal fixation

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