SUFFIXES USED IN SURGERY EXAMPLES

• Appendectomy


  Excision of vermiform appendix
• Arthrocentesis


  Puncture of joint cavity with aspiration of fluid
• Colostomy


  Surgical creation of opening between colon and body surface
• Phlebotomy


  Incision of vein
• Arthrodesis


  Surgical fusion of joint
• Nerorarhaphy


  Suture of nerve tissue
• Gastropexy


  Surgical fixation of stomach
• Rhinoplasty


  Plastic surgery of nose
• Osteoclasis


  Surgical fracture/refracture of bones
• Enterolysis


  Surgical separation of intestinal adhesion
• Lithotripsy


  Crushing of stone in the bladder
• Circumciscio


  Surgical removal of penis's foreskin
• Germicidal


  Destructive to pathogenic microbes
• Hemostasis


  Stopping the escape of blood by either natural or artificial means
• Necrosis


  Death of cell/tissue
• Triage


  Sorting and classification of casualties to determine priority of treatment
• Psychiatry


  Healing of mind
• Chemotherapy


  Treatment of illness through medication
• Excerebration


  Process of brain removal