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Surgical Procedures
Unit 1 Building Words Assignment (Suffix)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Thoracentesis | Procedure to remove fluid or air from around the lungs. -centesis |
| Lobectomy | Removal of a lobe of an organ such as lung or liver. -ectomy |
| Colonostomy | Opening in the large intestine or surgical procedure that creates one. -ostomy |
| Craniotomy | Opening into the skull. -otomy |
| Cystorrhaphy | Suturing of a wound in the urinary bladder. -orrhaphy |
| Aortopexy | Lifting anteriorly the aorta and suturing it to the posterior surface of the sternum. -opexy |
| Rhinoplasty | Plastic surgery/repair of the nose. -oplasty |
| Lithotripsy | Kidney stone broken into small particles by ultrasonic shock waves, so that they’re able to be passed out by the body. -otrpsy |