Suffixes: Surgical Procedures Flashcards by Brittany Wiuff | Brainscape

Q

-ectomy

A

Excision ( removal or cutting out)

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Q

-centesis

A

Surgical puncture to remove liquid

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Q

-lysis

A

Loosening, freeing, or destroying

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Q

-pexy

A

Surgical fixation

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Q

-plasty

A

Surgical repair

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Q

-rrhaphy

A

Suture

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Q

-scopy

A

Visual examination with lighted instrument

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Q

-stomy

A

Formation of an opening

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Q

-tome

A

Instrument used for cutting

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Q

-tomy

A

Incision

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Q

-tripsy

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Surgical crushing

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