Surgical Suffixes

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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

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Surgical Suffixes

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medical terminology

Updated

2012-01-19T17:09:35Z

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