Chapter 2.2 - Suffixes which Relate to Technical Procedures Flashcards
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-centesis
A
aspiration or puncture to remove fluid
2
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-clasis
A
to crush or break surgically
3
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-clesis
A
closure
4
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- ectasis
- ectasia
A
dilation, expansion
5
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-ectomy
A
removal, excision
6
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- lysis
- lytic
A
break down; release; set free; destroy
7
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-pexy
A
surgical fixation
8
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-plasty
A
surgical repair or correction
9
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-rrhaphy
A
suture, repair
10
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-scope
A
instrument for viewing
11
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-scopy
A
visual examination with an instrument
12
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-stomy
A
to create a more or less permanent opening
13
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-tome
A
instrument for cutting
14
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-tomy
A
incision into; to incise
15
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-tripsy
A
to surgically crush or break
16
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- coccus
- cocci
A
spherical or ovoid bacterium
17
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-crine
A
to secrete
18
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-crit
A
to separate
19
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-gram
A
record or tracing
20
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-graph
A
instrument for recording or tracing
21
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-graphy
A
process of recording or tracing
22
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-metre
A
instrument to measure
23
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-phil
A
love, attraction
24
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-phoresis
A
transmission, to carry
