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Medical Terminology Chapter 2 Suffixes
Medical Terminology A Systems Approach 6th Gylys
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Undergraduate 1
08/10/2010
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-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture
Term
-clasis
 Definition
to break; surgical puncture
Term
-desis
 Definition
binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision, removal
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-lysis
 Definition
separation; destruction; loosening
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-pexy
 Definition
fixation(of an organ)
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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