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Surgical Procedures
Term | Definition |
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-centesis | Aspiration or puncture to remove fluid |
-clasis | To surgically crush or break |
-clesis | Closure |
-desis | Binding, fixation |
-ectasis | Dilation, expansion |
-extasia | Dilation, expansion |
-ectomy | Removal, excision |
-lysis | Break down, release, set free, destroy |
-lytic | Break down, release, set free, destroy |
-pexy | Surgical fixation |
-plasty | Surgical repair or correction |
-rrhaphy | Suture, repair |
-scope | Instrument for viewing |
-scopy | Visual examination with an instrument |
-tome | Instrument for cutting |
-tomy | Incision into, to incise |
-tripsy | To surgically crush or break |
-stomy | To create a more or less permanent opening |