Suffixes Relates To Surgical, Laboratory Procedures Flashcards by Salina Tuleta | Brainscape

Q

-clasis

A

To crush or break surgically

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-cleisis

A

Closure

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-desis

A

Fixation, dialation

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-ectasis
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-ectasia

A

Expansion

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-ectomy

A

Removal

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-lysis

A

Break down

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-pexy

A

Surgical fixation

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-plasty

A

Surgical repair or construction

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Rrhaphy

A

Suture, repair

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-scope

A

Instrument for viewing

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-scopy

A

Visual examination

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-stomy

A

To create a more or less permanent opening

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-tome

A

Instrument for cutting

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-tomy

A

Incision into

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-tripsy

A

To crush or break surgically

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Coccus

A

Spherical bacterium

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Crine

A

To secrete

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Crit

A

To separate

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Gram

A

Record of tracing

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Graph

A

Instrument of recording or tracing

Q

Graphs

A

Process of tracing or recording

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Metre

A

Instrument of measure

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Phil

A

Love, attraction

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Phoresis

A

Transmission

Q

-Centesis

A

Aspiration, puncture removing fluid