Terminology for surgical interventions, diagnostic procedures, and imaging — -ectomy, -otomy, -scopy, -plasty, -centesis — used in operative reports, orders, and procedure notes.
| Term | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| -ectomy | suffix | surgical removal suffix |
| -otomy | suffix | incision/cutting suffix |
| -ostomy | suffix | surgical opening suffix |
| -plasty | suffix | surgical repair suffix |
| -centesis | suffix | puncture/aspiration suffix |
| -scopy | suffix | visual examination suffix |
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Procedures & Surgeries terminology is built from medical prefixes, roots, and suffixes. Mastering these building blocks lets you decode any term in this system and across all body systems.