chapter two surgical suffixes Flashcards by Morgan Nugent

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hemat

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blood

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arthr

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joint

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oste

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bone

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emesis

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vomiting

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itis

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inflammation

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oma

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tumor

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hematemesis

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vomiting blood

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arthritis

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inflammation of a joint

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osteooma

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tumor of bone

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ology

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study

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centesis

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surgical puncture

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dynia

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pain

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hematology

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study of blood

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arthrocentesis

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surgical puncture of a joint

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osteodynia

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pain in bone

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encephal

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brain

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mening

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meninges

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arthr

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joint

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encephalomeningitis

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inflammation of the brain and meninges

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pathy

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disease

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clasis

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to break surgical fracture

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dedis

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binding fixation of a bone or joint`

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ectomy`

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excision/removal

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lysis

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seperation destruction loosening

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pexy

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fixation of an 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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what is osteoclasis

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performed to correct a deformity of a bone

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what is arthrodesis

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fuses bones across a joint space in a degenerated unstable joint

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what dissolves a blood clot

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drug therapy

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what is a mastopexy

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affixes sagging breast

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what is a rhinoplasty

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changed size or shape or nose

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what is a tracheostomy

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artificial opening created to bypass an obstructed upper airway

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what is an osteotome

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surgical chisel used to cut through bone

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tracheotomy

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opens an airway through neck

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lithotripsy

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remove a stone in the kidney etc