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Suffixes
suffixes indicating surgical procedures
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -clasia | surgical breaking |
| -desis | surgical fusing |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -ostomy | surgically create an opening |
| -otomy | cutting into |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | to suture |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |