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Musculoskeletal Procedure Terms Built from Word Parts

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Definition
aponeurorrhaphy   suture of an aponeurosis aponeur/o/rrhaphy  
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arthrocentesis   surgical puncture of a joint to aspirate fluid arthr/o/centesis  
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arthroclasia   breaking of a joint for procedural purposes arthr/o/clasia  
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arthrodesis   surgical fixation of a joint arthr/o/desis  
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arthroplasty   surgical repair of a joint arthr/o/plasty  
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bursectomy   excision of a bursa burs/ectomy  
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carpectomy   excision of carpal bone carp/ectomy  
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chondrectomy   excision of a cartilage chondr/ectomy  
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chondroplasty   surgical repair of a cartilage chondr/o/plasty  
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costectomy   excision of a rib cost/ectomy  
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cranioplasty   surgical repair of the skull crani/o/plasty  
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craniotomy   incision of the skull crani/o/tomy  
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diskectomy   excision of an intervertebral disk disk/ectomy  
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laminectomy   excision of a lamina lamin/ectomy  
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maxillectomy   excision of the maxilla maxilla/ectomy  
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meniscectomy   excision of the meniscus menisc/ectomy  
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myorrhaphy   suture of a muscle my/o/rrhaphy  
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ostectomy   excision of bone ost/ectomy  
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osteoclasis   surgical breaking of a bone to correct a deformity oste/o/clasis  
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patellectomy   excision of the patella patell/ectomy  
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phalangectomy   excision of a finger or toe bone phalang/ectomy  
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rachiotomy   incision into the vertebral column rachi/o/tomy  
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spondylosyndesis   fusing together of the vertebrae spondyl/o/syn/desis  
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synovectomy   excision of the synovial membrane synov/ectomy  
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tarsectomy   excision of tarsal bones tars/ectomy  
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tenomyoplasty   surgical repair of the tendon and muscle ten/o/my/o/plasty  
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tenorrhaphy   suture of a tendon ten/o/rrhaphy  
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vertebroplasty   surgical repair of vertebra vertebr/o/plasty  
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