Ch 2: Surgical Suffixes Flashcards by Johannah Ygona

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-centesis

A

surgical puncture - to remove fluid

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-ec/tom/y

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out/ cut/ procedure or removal

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-o/pex/y

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to fixate, position or to attach

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-oplast/y

A

plastic surgery

to improve function, looks, or relieve pain

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-o/rrhaph/y

A

surgically to suture or repair

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-o/tom/y

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cutting into, to open, make incision

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-os/tom/y

A

new permanent opening or mouth

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-o/tripsy

A

crushing or destroying

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-o/desis

A

binding or stabilization

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-clasis

A

to break down

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-lysis

A

to lossen (free from adhesion) or destroy

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-cis

A

to cut

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-cid

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to kill

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-stasis

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to stop or control

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-sis

A

medical condition or disease

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age

A

something is related to

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-iatr/y

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to treat, to heal or cure

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-therap/y

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to treat or cure

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-sect/ion

A

to cut or make several slices of a body part

to cut a part