Ch 2: Surgical Suffixes Flashcards

Procedural suffixes can be with many root words

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1
Q

-centesis

A

surgical puncture - to remove fluid

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2
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-ec/tom/y

A

out/ cut/ procedure or removal

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3
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-o/pex/y

A

to fixate, position or to attach

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4
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-oplast/y

A

plastic surgery

to improve function, looks, or relieve pain

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5
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-o/rrhaph/y

A

surgically to suture or repair

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6
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-o/tom/y

A

cutting into, to open, make incision

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7
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-os/tom/y

A

new permanent opening or mouth

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8
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-o/tripsy

A

crushing or destroying

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9
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-o/desis

A

binding or stabilization

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10
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-clasis

A

to break down

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11
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-lysis

A

to lossen (free from adhesion) or destroy

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12
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-cis

A

to cut

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13
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-cid

A

to kill

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14
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-stasis

A

to stop or control

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15
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-sis

A

medical condition or disease

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16
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age

A

something is related to

17
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-iatr/y

A

to treat, to heal or cure

18
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-therap/y

A

to treat or cure

19
Q

-sect/ion

A

to cut or make several slices of a body part

to cut a part