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Chapter 2 Common Surgical Suffixes pg 15/16 Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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Centensis

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Surgical procedure

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Clasis

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To break

Surgical fracture

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Desis

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Binding
Fixation ( of bone or joint )
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Ectomy

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Excision, removal

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Lysis

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Separation
Destruction
Loosening

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Pexy

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Fixation

(Organ)

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Plasty

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Surgical repair

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Rrhaphy

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Suture

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Stomy

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Forming an opening (mouth)

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Tome

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Instrument to cut

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Tomy

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Incision

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Tripsy

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Crushing

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