common surgical suffixes Flashcards by Tonya Smith | Brainscape

Q

tome

A

instrument to cut

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ectomy

A

excision, removal

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Q

plasty

A

surgical repair

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Q

cetesis

A

surgical puncture

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Q

tripsy

A

crushing

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Q

rrhapy

A

suture

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Q

clasis

A

to break; surgical fracture

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lysis

A

separation; destruction, loosening

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Q

desis

A

binding, fixation (of bone or joint)

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Q

pexy

A

fixation (of an organ)

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Q

tomy

A

incisin

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Q

stomy

A

forming an opening

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