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Med Terminology-U1.1
Medical Terminology Unit 1 - Surgical Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| arthr/o | joint |
| -desis | binding, fixation |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| append | appendix |
| -lysis | separation, destruction, loosening |
| thromb/o | blood clot |
| -pexy | fixation (of an organ) |
| mast/o | breast |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| rhin/o | nose |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| my/o | muscle |
| -stomy | forming an opening (mouth) |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| oste/o | bone |
| -tomy | incision |
| trache/o | trachea (windpipe) |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| lith/o | stone, calculus |