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Surgery suffices
Medical terms for surgery suffuxes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -centesis | Puncture tap |
| -desis | Binding, fusion |
| -ectomy | Excision, surgical removal |
| -pexy | Surgical fixation |
| -plasty | Plastic repair, plastic surgery, reconstruction |
| -rraphy | surgical repair, sutue |
| -stomy | surgical creation of an opening |
| -tome | Instrument for incising (cutting) |
| -tomy | Incision, cutting |
| -tripsy | crushing |
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