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Medical Terms

Musculoskeletal Procedure Terms Built from Word Parts

TermDefinition
aponeurorrhaphy suture of an aponeurosis aponeur/o/rrhaphy
arthrocentesis surgical puncture of a joint to aspirate fluid arthr/o/centesis
arthroclasia breaking of a joint for procedural purposes arthr/o/clasia
arthrodesis surgical fixation of a joint arthr/o/desis
arthroplasty surgical repair of a joint arthr/o/plasty
bursectomy excision of a bursa burs/ectomy
carpectomy excision of carpal bone carp/ectomy
chondrectomy excision of a cartilage chondr/ectomy
chondroplasty surgical repair of a cartilage chondr/o/plasty
costectomy excision of a rib cost/ectomy
cranioplasty surgical repair of the skull crani/o/plasty
craniotomy incision of the skull crani/o/tomy
diskectomy excision of an intervertebral disk disk/ectomy
laminectomy excision of a lamina lamin/ectomy
maxillectomy excision of the maxilla maxilla/ectomy
meniscectomy excision of the meniscus menisc/ectomy
myorrhaphy suture of a muscle my/o/rrhaphy
ostectomy excision of bone ost/ectomy
osteoclasis surgical breaking of a bone to correct a deformity oste/o/clasis
patellectomy excision of the patella patell/ectomy
phalangectomy excision of a finger or toe bone phalang/ectomy
rachiotomy incision into the vertebral column rachi/o/tomy
spondylosyndesis fusing together of the vertebrae spondyl/o/syn/desis
synovectomy excision of the synovial membrane synov/ectomy
tarsectomy excision of tarsal bones tars/ectomy
tenomyoplasty surgical repair of the tendon and muscle ten/o/my/o/plasty
tenorrhaphy suture of a tendon ten/o/rrhaphy
vertebroplasty surgical repair of vertebra vertebr/o/plasty
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