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Ch 2 Suffixes
Surgical Suffixes
Term | Definition |
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tripsy (Lith/o/tripsy) | Crushing |
centesis (arthr/o/centesis) | Surgical puncture |
clasis (oste/oclasis) | To break, surgical fracture |
desis (arthr/o/desis) | Binding or fixation of a joint or a bone |
ectomy (append/ectomy) | Excision or removal |
lysis (thromb/o/lysis) | Separation, destruction or loosening |
pexy (mast/o/pexy) | Fixation of an organ |
plasty (Rhin/o/plasty) | Surgical repair |
rrhaphy (sounds like Rafee) (My/o/rrhaphy) | To suture |
stomy (trache/o/stomy) | Forming an opening |
tome (Oste/o/tome) | Instrument to cut |
tomy (Trache/o/tomy) | Incision |