Ch. 4 Surgical Compound Suffixes Flashcards by Unknown Unknown | Brainscape

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-tomy

A

incision (smaller hole)

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-ectomy

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excision (larger hole)

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-tome

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device for making incision

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-stomy

A

surgical creation of an opening (stoma)

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-plasty

A

surgical reconstruction

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-rrhaphy

A

surgical suturing

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-pexy

A

surgical fixation

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-tripsy

A

crushing

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-scopy

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examination, esp. with a device

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-scope

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device for looking into a body part

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-desis

A

surgical binding, fusion

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-centesis

A

surgical puncture for aspiration

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-section

A

a cutting

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-clasty

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a surgical breaking

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-trypesis

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a surgical boring

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