Common Procedural and Instrument Suffixes Flashcards by m w

Q

-CENTESIS

A

puncture

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-ECTOMY

A

surgical removal

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-GRAM

A

record or picture

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-GRAPH

A

instrument for recording

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-GRAPHY

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process of recording

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-METER

A

instrument of measuring

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-METRY

A

process of measuring

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-LYSIS

A

separation, breakdown, destruction

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-OPSY

A

view of, vision

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-OSTOMY

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surgical opening

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-OTOMY

A

cutting into

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-PLASTY

A

surgical repair

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-RRHAPHY

A

suture

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-SCOPE

A

instrument for viewing

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-SCOPY

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visual examination

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-STOMY

A

opening

Q

-TOME

A

instrument to cut

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-TOMY

A

incision, cutting