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-centesis
surgical puncture
-clasis
to break; surgical fracture
-desis
binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
-ectomy
excision, removal
-lysis
seperation, destruction, loosening
-pexy
fixation (of an organ)
-plasty
surgical repair
-rrhaphy
suture
-stomy
forming an opening (mouth)
-tome
instrument to cut
-tomy
incision
-tripsy
crushing
Author
kberg412
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128976
Card Set
Surgical Suffixes
Description
medical terminology
Updated
1/19/2012, 5:09:35 PM
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