Chapter 2 Suffixes; Surgical Flashcards by Traci Anderson | Brainscape

Q

-centesis

A

surgical puncture

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-desis

A

binding, fixation (of a bone or joint

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Q

-ectomy

A

excision, removal

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Q

-lysis

A

separation; destruction; loosening

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Q

-pexy

A

fixation (of an organ)

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Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

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Q

-rrhaphy

A

suture

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-stomy

A

forming an opening

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-tome

A

instrument to cut

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-tomy

A

incision

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-tripsy

A

crushing

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