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Suffix Procedures
Medical Terminology
Term | Definition |
---|---|
-centesis | puncture to remove fluid |
-desis | binding |
-ectomy | excision; surgical removal |
-pexy | surgical suspension or fixation |
-plasty | surgical repair or reconstruction |
-rraphy | suture |
-stomy | surgical creation of an artificial opening |
-tomy | incision |
-tripsy | crushing |