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SURGERY SUFFIXES
A suffix traditionally is attached to the end of a word to modify its meaning.
Suffix | Definition |
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-centesis | puncture, tap |
-desis | binding, fusion |
-ectomy | excision, surgical removal |
-pexy | surgical fixation |
-plasty | plastic repair, plastic surgery, reconstruction |
-rraphy | surgical repair, suture |
-stomy | surgical creation of an opening |
-tome | instrument for incising(cutting) |
-tomy | incision, cutting |
-tripsy | crushing |