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HHS Suffix
Common Surgical Suffixes
Question | Answer |
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centesis | Surgical puncture |
clasis | to break; surgical fracture |
desis | binding, fixation |
ectomy | excision, removal |
lysis | separation; destruction; loosening |
pexy | fixation |
plasty | surgical repair |
rrhaphy | suture |
stomy | forming an opening |
tome | instrument to cut |
tomy | incision |
tripsy | crushing |