LO 2.2 - Suffixes related to Surgical Procedures Flashcards by Kaitlin Grenier

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Define: -centesis

A

Aspiration or puncture to remove fluid

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Define: -clasis

A

To crush or break surgically

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Define: -cleisis

A

Closure

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Define: -desis

A

Binding, Fixation

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Define: -ectasis/-ectasia

A

Dilation, Expansion

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Define: -ectomy

A

Removal, Excision

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Define: -lysis/-lytic

A

Break down; Release; Set free; Destroy

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Define: -pexy

A

Surgical fixation

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Define: -plasty

A

Surgical repair or correction

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Define: -rrhaphy

A

Suture, repair

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Define: -scope

A

Instrument for viewing

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Define: -scopy

A

Visual examination with an instrument

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Define: -stomy

A

To create a more or less permanent opening

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Define: -tome

A

Instrument for cutting

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Define: -tomy

A

Incision into; to incise

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Define: -tripsy

A

To surgically crush or break

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Define: -coccus/ -cocci(plural)

A

Spherical or ovoid bacterium

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Define: -crine

A

To secrete

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Define: -crit

A

To separate

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Define: -gram

A

Record or tracing

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Define: -graph

A

Instrument for recording or tracing

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Define: -graphy

A

Process of recording or tracing

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Define: -metre

A

Instrument to measure

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Define: -phil

A

Love, attraction

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Define: -phoresis

A

Transmission, to carry