Body Parts
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Surgical Suffixes
Other suffixes and prefixes
100

Combining term for kidney

Nephro

100

Meaning of "-plasia"

What is growth or process of growing?

100

Combining term for blood

Hemo

100

What is the Medical Terminology suffix for surgical removal or excision?

What is -ectomy

100

What is the Medical Terminology suffix for suturing?

What is -rrhaphy

200

Combining terms for breast 

What is mast/o  or  mamm/o

200

Meaning of "-oma"

What is tumor?

200

Combining term for stomach

What is gastr\o

200

What medical terminology suffix means for plastic repair, reconstruction?

What is -plasty

200

What is the Medical Terminology suffix for the removal of fluid or aspiration?

What is -centesis?

300

Combining term for rib 

What is cost/o

300
Meaning of "-otomy"

What is cut?

300

Combining term for gallbladder

What is cholecyst\o

300

What is the Medical Terminology suffix mean surgical creation of an opening?

What is -ostomy

300

What is the Medical Terminology word for a graft from a different species?

What is xeno-? 

400

Combining term for cell

What is cyto

400

Meaning of "-scopy"

What is to view

400

Combining term for liver

What is hepat\o

400

What is the Medical Terminology suffix means crushing, such as a kidney stone? 

What is -tripsy

400

What is the Medical Terminology word for crushing?

What is -tripsy?

500

Combining term for head 

What is cephal/o

500

Meaning of "-penia"

What is decreased or lower than normal?

500

Combining term for the upper leg bone

What is fem/o  or  femor/o

500

What is the Medical Terminology suffix for puncture or tap?

What is -centesis

500

What is the Medical Terminology word for joint?

What is arthro-?