Medical Terminology Suffixes

Front

–centesis

Back

surgical puncture

Front

–cidal, –cide

Back

destroying, killing

Front

–desis

Back

surgical fixation of a joint or bone, tying together, binding

Front

–dilation

Back

widening, stretching, expanding

Front

–ectomy

Back

surgical removal

Front

–graphy

Back

process of recording

Front

–metry

Back

measurement

Front

–pexy

Back

surgical fixation

Front

–plasty

Back

surgical repair

Front

–rrhaphy

Back

suture, suturing