Answer Key • APPENDIX B 559Surgical Suffixes
Term Meaning
arthr/o/centesis surgical puncture of a joint
ăr-thrō-sĕn-TĒ-sĭs
arthr/o: joint
arthr/o/desis binding or fixation of a joint
ăr-thrō-DĒ-sĭs
arthr/o: joint
append/ectomy excision or removal of the appendix
ăp-ĕn-DĔK-tō-mē
append: appendix
thromb/o/lysis separation, destruction, or loosening of a blood clot
thrŏm-BŎL-ĭ-sĭs
thromb/o: blood clot
mast/o/pexy fixation of the breast(s)
MĂS-tō-pĕks-ē
mast/o: breast
rhin/o/plasty surgical repair of the nose (to change the shape or size)
RĪ-nō-plăs-tē
rhin/o: nose
my/o/rrhaphy suture of a muscle
mī-OR-ă-fē
my/o: muscle
trache/o/stomy forming an opening (mouth) into the trachea
trā-kē-ŎS-tō-mē
trache/o: trachea (windpipe)
oste/o/tome instrument to cut bone
ŎS-tē-ō-tōm
oste/o: bone
trache/o/tomy incision into the trachea
trā-kē–ŎT-ō–mē
trache/o: trachea (windpipe)
lith/o/tripsy crushing a stone or calculus
LĬTH-ō-trĭp-sē
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