Common surgical suffixes Flashcards by Kyleigh MacDougall | Brainscape

Q

-clasis

A

To break; surgical fracture

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-desis

A

Binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

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Q

-ectomy

A

Excision, removal

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Q

-lysis

A

Separation; distruction; loosening

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Q

-pexy

A

Fixation (of an organ)

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Q

-plasty

A

Surgical repair

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Q

-rrhaphy

A

Suture

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Q

-stomy

A

Forming an opening (mouth)

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Q

-tome

A

Instrument to cut

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-tomy

A

Incision

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Q

-tripsy

A

Crushing

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Q

-centesis

A

Surgical puncture

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