Surgical Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards by Javan White | Brainscape

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Ab-

A

Away from

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Ad-

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Toward

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Ecto-, exo-

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Outside

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Endo-

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Inside

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Epi-

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Upon

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-centesis

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Puncture a cavity to remove fluid

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal or excision

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-ostomy

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A new permanent opening

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-otomy

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Cutting into, incision

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-orrhaphy

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Surgical repair or suture

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-opexy

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Surgical fixation

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-oplasty

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Surgical repair

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-otripsy

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Crushing or destroying

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Eu-

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Good, normal

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Iso-

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Equal, same

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-algia

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Pain

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-emia

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Blood

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-oid

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like

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-opathy

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disease of