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Procedural Suffixes

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Term
Definition
Centesis   puncture and aspiration  
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Abdominocentesis   puncture of abdominal cavity to remove fluid  
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Ectomy   surgical removal  
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Appendectomy   surgical removal of appendix  
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Genic   producing, forming  
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Teratogenic   causing birth defects  
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Graphy   process of recording  
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Mammography   x-ray photography of breasts  
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Lysis   separation of waste materials from the blood  
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OPSY   view of , Vision  
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Biopsy   removal of living tissue for examination  
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Plasty   surgical repair  
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Rhinoplasty   plastic surgery of the nose  
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Scopy   visual examination  
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Arthroscopy   visual examination of the joints  
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Stomy   opening  
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Tracheostomy   cutting an air/drainage opening on the trachea  
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Tomy   incision, cutting  
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Blepharotomy   surgical incision of an eyelid  
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