Module #3 Suffixes related to surgical procedures Flashcards by Karen Elliott | Brainscape

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-clasis

A

to crush or break

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-tripsy

A

to surgically crush

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-ectomy

A

removal: excision: resection

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-stomy

A

creation of an opening

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-tomy

A

incision into; incise; process of cutting into

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-desis

A

fixation; to bind

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-pexy

A

fixation; to put in place

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-cantesis

A

puncture to remove fluid

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-ectasis

A

dilation or expansion

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lysis (nown)

- lytic(adj)

A

to loosen; to set free; to break down

loosening; setting free; breaking down

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-plasty

A

surgical or plastic repair

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-scopy

A

visual examination with an instrument

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