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Ch 2 Suffixes
Surgical Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| tripsy (Lith/o/tripsy) | Crushing |
| centesis (arthr/o/centesis) | Surgical puncture |
| clasis (oste/oclasis) | To break, surgical fracture |
| desis (arthr/o/desis) | Binding or fixation of a joint or a bone |
| ectomy (append/ectomy) | Excision or removal |
| lysis (thromb/o/lysis) | Separation, destruction or loosening |
| pexy (mast/o/pexy) | Fixation of an organ |
| plasty (Rhin/o/plasty) | Surgical repair |
| rrhaphy (sounds like Rafee) (My/o/rrhaphy) | To suture |
| stomy (trache/o/stomy) | Forming an opening |
| tome (Oste/o/tome) | Instrument to cut |
| tomy (Trache/o/tomy) | Incision |