3-8 Flashcards
1
Q
- centesis
A
puncture, tap
2
Q
thoracentesis
A
puncture of the chest (thorac/o)
3
Q
-desis
A
binding, fusion
4
Q
pleurodesis
A
binding of the pleura (membranes around the lungs)
5
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, surgical removal
6
Q
hepatectomy
A
excision of liver tissue (hepat/o)
7
Q
-pexy
A
surgical fixation
8
Q
hysteropexy
A
surgical fixation of the uterus (hyster/o)
9
Q
-plasty
A
plastic repair, plastic surgery, reconstruction
10
Q
rhinoplasty
A
plastic surgery of the nose (rhin/o)
11
Q
-rhaphy
A
surgical repair, suture
12
Q
herniorrhaphy
A
surgical repair of a hernia (herni/o)
13
Q
-stomy
A
surgical creation of an opening
14
Q
tracheostomy
A
creation of an opening into the trachea (trache/o)
15
Q
-tome
A
instrument for incision (cutting)
