Surgery

9 suffixes. Read them through, then practice: a question on each, then words to take apart and build. 13 questions, about 3 minutes.

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The suffixes and what they mean

-ectomy: surgical removal
-otomy: cutting into, incision
-ostomy: surgical creation of an opening
-plasty: surgical repair, reshaping
-pexy: surgical fixation
-rrhaphy: suturing
-centesis: surgical puncture to remove fluid
-tripsy: surgical crushing
-desis: surgical fusion, binding