Surgical suffixes Flashcards by Jessica Copsey | Brainscape

Q

Name the surgical suffixes

A

ectomy
pexy
plasty
stomy
tomy

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Ectomy

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Surgical remov

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Pexy

A

Suture to stabilize

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Plasty

A

Surgical repair

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Stomy

A

Surgically created opening

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Tomy

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Cutting into

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