Sur 116 week 4-more suffixes

puncture to withdraw fluid

ex. gastrocentesis (puncture to withdraw fluid from the stomach)

surgical removal

ex gastrectomy (surgicl removal of the stomach)

surgically creating an opening

ex. gastrostomy (surgically creating an opening into the stomach)

cutting into

ex. thoracotomy (cutting into the chest)

surgical fixation

ex. nephropexy (surgical fixation of a kidney)

surgical repair

ex. dermatoplasty (surgical repair of the skin)

suture

ex. myorrhapy (suture together muscle)

record or picture

ex. electrocardiogram (record of heart's electricity)

instrument for recording

ex. electrogcariograph (process of recording the heart's electrical activity)

process of recording

ex. electrogardiography (process of recording the heart's electrical activity)

instrument for measuring

ex. audiometer (instrument to measure hearing)

process of measuring

ex. audiometry (process of measuring hearing)

instrument for viewing

ex. gastroscope (instrument to view stomach)

process of visually examining

ex. gastroscopy (process of visually examining the stomach)