Chapter 2 Flashcards
1
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append/o
A
appendix
2
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture remove fluid
3
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lith/o
A
stone, calculus
4
Q
-tripsy
A
to crush
5
Q
-lysis
A
separation; destroy; loosen
6
Q
-clasis
A
to break
7
Q
-pexy
A
fixation; to put in place
8
Q
-rrhaphy
A
suture (row of stitches)
9
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
10
Q
-stomy
A
new opening
11
Q
-desis
A
to bind; tie together
12
Q
-tome
A
instrument to cut
13
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-tomy
A
process of cutting
14
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-scope
A
instrument; visual exam
15
Q
-scopy
A
visual examination
16
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-graph
A
instrument for recording
17
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-graphy
A
process of recording
