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Surgical or Procedur
Suffixes related to surgical or procedure processes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ectomy | Removal of part or all of an organ or body part |
| -lysis | Destrution of |
| -lytic | Pertaining to distruction |
| -ostomy | Opening to the outside of the body |
| -pexy | Fixation, usually done surgically |
| -plasty | Surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | Surgical suturing |
| -static,-stasis | Maintaining a state |
| -stomy | Opening |
| -tome | Cutting instrument,segment |
| -tomy | Cutting operation |