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Med Term 1
Surgial Suffixes
Term | Definition |
---|---|
-centesis | Puncture to withdraw fluid |
-ectomy | Surgical removal |
-ostomy | Surgically create an opening |
-otomy | Cutting into |
-pexy | Surgical fixation |
-plasty | Surgical repair |
-rrhaphy | To suture |
-tome | Instrument to cut |