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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| centesis | surgical puncture into |
| ectomy | surgical removal of |
| emia | blood |
| gram | a record of |
| graph | to record with an instrument |
| itis | inflammation |
| logy | study of |
| lysis | to break down |
| megally | enlargement |
| osis | condition |
| pathy | disease |
| pexy | suture to |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| rrhage | burst |
| rrhea | flow |
| scope | instrument |
| scopy | the act of using an instrument for viewing |
| therapy | treatment |
| tomy | surgical incision |