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surgical/diagnostic suffixes
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
01/23/2011
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-centesis
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surgical puncture
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-clasis
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a breaking
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-desis
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binding
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-ectomy
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surgical excision, surgical removal, resection
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-gram
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a weight, mark, record
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-graph
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instrument for recording
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-graphy
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recording
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-ize
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to make, to treat or combine with
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-lysis
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desruction, separation, breakdown, loosening
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-meter
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instrument to measure, measure
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-metry
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measure
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-opsy
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to view
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-pexy
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surgical fixation
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-pheresis
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remove
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-plasty
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surgical removal
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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-scope
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instrument for examining
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-scopy
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visual examination, to view, examine
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-stomy
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new opening
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-tome
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instrument to cut
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-tomy
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incision
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-tripsy
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crushing
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