Surgical Suffixes Flashcards by Alex Sonntag | Brainscape

Q

-desis

A

binding, fixation

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-tripsy

A

crushing

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-tomy

A

incision

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-ectomy

A

excision, removal

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-pexy

A

fixation

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Q

-centesis

A

surgical puncture

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-tome

A

instrument to cut

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-stomy

A

forming an opening

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-lysis

A

separation, destruction

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-rrhaphy

A

suture

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-clasis

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surgical fracture, to break

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