Surgical Procedure SuffixesVersion en ligne Surgical Procedure Suffixes par Leena Panicker 1 group1 2 group2 3 group3 4 group4 5 group5 6 group6 7 group7 Excision or removal of -ectomy (e.g. appendectomy) Destruction of -ylsis (e.g. electrolysis) Repair or suture of -orrhaphy (e.g. herniorrhaphy) -oscopy (e.g. endoscopy) Looking into -ostomy (e.g. colostomy) Creation of opening into -otomy (e.g. tracheostomy) Cutting into or incision of -plasty (e.g. mammoplasty) Repair or reconstruction of