Basis Surgical Roots

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List of surgical term roots
[edit] Prefixes

* angio- : related to blood vessels
* arthr- : related to a joint
* bi- : two
* colpo- : related to the vagina
* encephal- : related to the brain
* hepat- : related to the liver
* hyster- : related to the uterus
* lapar- : related to the abdominal cavity
o Etymology actually refers to soft, fleshy part of
abdominal wall. The term celio- is probably more accurate and used in
America.
* lobo- : related to a lobe (of the brain or lungs)
* mammo- and masto-: related to the breast
* myo- : related to muscle tissue
* nephro- : related to the kidney
* oophor- : related to the ovary
* orchid- : related to the testicle
* vas- : related to a duct, usually the vas deferens
* lamino- : related to vertebrae intervertebral disc
* gastro- : related to stomach
* colono- : related to large intestine colon
* cysto- : related to the bladder

[edit] Suffixes

* -centesis : surgical puncture
* -desis : fusion of two parts into one, stabilization
* -ectomy : surgical removal (see List of -ectomies). The term
'resection' is also used, especially when referring to a tumor.
* -oid : similar to
* -opsy : looking at
* -oscopy : viewing of, normally with a scope
* -ostomy or -stomy : surgically creating a hole (a new "mouth" or
"stoma")
* -otomy or -tomy : surgical incision (see List of -otomies)
* -pexy : to fix or secure
* -plasty : to modify or reshape (sometimes entails replacement
with a prosthesis)
* -rrhapy : to strengthen, usually with suture
* -graphy : recording or representation of a specified thing