-er, -ist

one who

-iatrician

practitioner

-iatrics, -iatry

medical profession or treatment

-logist

one who studies; pecialist

-logy

study or science of

-logic, -logical

pertaining to the study of

-ac, -al, -ic

“Pertaining to”

-ical (= -ic + -al)

“Pertaining to”

Suffixes: Surgical Procedures

-centesis -ectomy
-lysis -pexy
-plasty -rrhaphy (meaning suture)

-scopy -stomy
-tome -tomy

-tripsy