Instruments, Surgical and Diagnostic Procedures Flashcards by Candace E King

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-centesis

A

surgical puncture (amniocentesis)

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-clasis

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crushing or breaking up (osteoclasis)

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-desis

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binding or surgical fusion (arthrodesis)

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-ectomy

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surgical removal (appendectomy)

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-gram

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record or picture (electrocardiogram)

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-graphy

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process of recording (electrocardiography)

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-ize

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to make; to treat or combine with (anesthetize)

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-lysis

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destruction or detachment (dialysis)

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-meter

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an instrument used to measure (pelvimeter)

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-metry

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the process of measuring (pelvimetry)

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-opsy

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process of viewing (biopsy)

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-pexy

A

surgical fixation (colpopexy)

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-plasty

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surgical repair (rhinoplasty)

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-rrhaphy

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suturing (nephrorrhaphy)

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-scope

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an instrument used to view (ophthalmoscope)

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-stomy

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the surgical creation of a new opening (colostomy)

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-tomy

A

incision into (phlebotomy)

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-tripsy

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intentional crushing (lithotripsy)