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Surgical Suffixes
10 cards·by cdstout
-ectomy
surgical removal of
-tripsy
surgical crushing of
-clasis / -clasia
surgical fracture of
-rrhaphy
to suture
-plasty
surgical repair
-ostomy
forming an opening
-otomy
making an incision
-tome
instrument used to cut
-desis
binding / fixation (bones & joints)
-pexy
surgical fixation "tacking" (soft tissue)