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vet. terminology
procedural suffixes
Term | Definition |
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-CENTESIS (abdominocentisis) | puncture and >puncture of spiration abdominal cavity to remove fluid |
-ECTOMY (appendectomy) | surgical removal >surgical removal of appendix |
-GENIC (teratogenic) | producing, forming >causing birth defects |
-GRAPHY (mammography) | process of recording >x-ray photography of breasts |
-LYSIS (dialysis) | separation >separation of waste materials from the blood |
-OPSY (biospy) | view of, vision >removal of living tissue for examination |
-PLASTY (rhinoplasty) | surgical repair >plastic surgery of the nose |
-SCOPY (arthroscopy) | visual examination >visual examination of the joints |
-STOMY (tracheostomy) | opening >cutting an air/drainage opening in the trachea |
-TOMY (blepharotomy) | incision, cutting >surgical incision of an eyelid |