Surgical Suffixes Flashcards by Robyn Woolf-Barker | Brainscape

Q

-centesis

A

puncture to withdraw fluid

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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

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-ostomy

A

surgically creating an opening

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-otomy

A

cutting into

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-pexy

A

surgical fixation

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

A

suture

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-tome

A

instrument to cut

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-tripsy

A

surgical crushing

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-clasia

A

surgically break

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