Surgical Procedures Flashcards by Sam Presti | Brainscape

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-ectomy

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Excision (surgical removal or cutting out)

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-centesis

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Surgical procedure to aspirate or remove fluid

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Q

-lysis

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Process of loosening, freeing, or destroying

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Q

-pexy

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Surgical fixation (fastening in a fixed position)

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Q

-plasty

A

Surgical repair

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Q

-rrhaphy

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suture (uniting a wound by stitches)

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-scopy

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Visual examination with a lighted instrument

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-stomy

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Formation of an opening

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-tome

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An instrument used for cutting

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-tomy

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Incision (cutting into tissue)

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-tripsy

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Surgical crushing

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