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MOA-6-Chapter 2
MOA-Selected Suffixes Used in Surgical and Diagnostic Procedures
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -centesis | surgical procedure |
| -clasis | a break |
| -desis | binding |
| -ectomy | surgical excision, surgical removal, resection |
| -gram | a weight, mark, record |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | recording |
| -ize | to make, to treat, or combine with |
| -lysis | destruction, separation, breakdown, loosening |
| -meter | instrument to measure, measure |
| -metry | measurement |
| -opsy | to view |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -pheresis | remove |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -scope | instrument for examining |
| -scopy | visual examination, to view, examine |
| -stomy | new opening |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| -tomy | incision |
| -tripsy | crushing |