BURPS - Suffixes (Surgery) Flashcards by Jerome Oppenheim | Brainscape

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Centesis

A

Tap, puncture (thoracentesis)

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Ectomy

A

Removal (mastectomy, appendectomy)

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Lysis

A

Separate, destroy (hemolysis)

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Ostomy

A

Form an opening (colostomy)

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Otomy

A

Cut into (tracheotomy, craniotomy)

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Plasty

A

Repair (rhinoplasty)

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Gram

A

Picture, record (electrocardiogram)

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Ology

A

Study of (pathology, dermatology)

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Phon(o)

A

Sound (egophony, bronchophony)

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Scope

A

Inspect (microscope, laproscopic)

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