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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -ec/tom/y | out/cut/procedure or removal |
| -o/pex/y | to fixate, position, or to attach |
| -o/plast/y | plastic surgery |
| -o/rrhaph/y | surgically to suture or repair |
| -os/tom/y | new permanent opening or mouth |
| -o/tom/y | cutting into, to open, make incision |
| -o/tripsy | crushing or destroying |
| -o/desis | binding or stabilization |
| -clasis | to break down |
| -lysis | to loosen(free from adhesion) or destroy |
| -cis | to cut |
| -cid | to kill |
| -stasis | to stop or control |
| -sis | medical condition or disease |
| -age | something is related to |
| -iatr/y | to treat, to heal or cure |
| -therap/y | to treat or cure |
| -sect/ion | to cut or make several slices of a body part (to cut a part) |