Instruments, Surgical and Diagnostic Procedures Flashcards
1
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture (amniocentesis)
2
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-clasis
A
crushing or breaking up (osteoclasis)
3
Q
-desis
A
binding or surgical fusion (arthrodesis)
4
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal (appendectomy)
5
Q
-gram
A
record or picture (electrocardiogram)
6
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording (electrocardiography)
7
Q
-ize
A
to make; to treat or combine with (anesthetize)
8
Q
-lysis
A
destruction or detachment (dialysis)
9
Q
-meter
A
an instrument used to measure (pelvimeter)
10
Q
-metry
A
the process of measuring (pelvimetry)
11
Q
-opsy
A
process of viewing (biopsy)
12
Q
-pexy
A
surgical fixation (colpopexy)
13
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair (rhinoplasty)
14
Q
-rrhaphy
A
suturing (nephrorrhaphy)
15
Q
-scope
A
an instrument used to view (ophthalmoscope)