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AAPC Med Terms
Suffixes for Dx Procedures and Surgery
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| - gram | a record of data |
| - graphy | act of recording data |
| -meter | instrument for measuring |
| -scope | instrument for viewing or examining |
| -scopy | Examination of |
| - centesis | Puncture Tap |
| -desis | Binding, Fusion |
| - ectomy | Excision, surgical, removal |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | Plastic repair, plastic surgery, reconstruction |
| -rhaphy | surgical repair, suture |
| - stomy | surgical creation of an opening |
| - tome | instrument of incising ( cutting |
| - tomy | incision, cutting |
| -tripsy | Crushing |