-desis
Suffix Medical Terminology
Surgical fusion or binding.
Example: arthrodesis (surgical fusion of a joint)
Sources
- Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
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- -cideKilling or an agent that kills.
- -cusisHearing.
- -cyteCell.
- -dyniaPain.
- -eal, -ialPertaining to.
- -ectasisDilation or stretching.
- -ectomySurgical removal.