Surgical Compound Suffixes Flashcards by Natalie Nguyen | Brainscape

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-tomy

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incision

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-ectomy

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excision

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-tome

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device for making an incision

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-stomy

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surgical creation of an opening (stoma)

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-plasty

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surgical reconstruction

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-rrhaphy

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surgical suturing

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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-tripsy

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crushing

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-scopy

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examination, esp. with a device

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-scope

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a device for looking into a body part

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-desis

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surgical binding, fusion

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-centesis

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surgical puncture for aspiration

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-section

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a cutting

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-clasty

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a surgical breaking

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-trypesis

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a surgical boring

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