Surgical Compound Suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

-tomy

A

incision

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2
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-ectomy

A

excision

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3
Q

-tome

A

device for making an incision

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4
Q

-stomy

A

surgical creation of an opening

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5
Q

-plasty

A

surgical reconstruction

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6
Q

-rrhaphy

A

surgical suturing

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7
Q

-pexy

A

surgical fixation

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8
Q

-tripsy

A

crushing

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9
Q

-scopy

A

examination, esp. with a device

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10
Q

-scope

A

a device for looking into a body part

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11
Q

-desis

A

surgical binding, fusion

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12
Q

-centesis

A

surgical puncture for aspiration

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13
Q

-section

A

a cutting

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14
Q

-clasty

A

a surgical breaking

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15
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-trypesis

A

a surgical boring

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