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Medical Termanaology
Helps Nurses
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Health Care
9th Grade
09/16/2008
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Centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove or aspirate fluid
Term
Ectomy
 Definition
excision (surgical removal or cutting out)
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Lysis
 Definition
Process of loosening freeing or destorying
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Pexy
 Definition
Surgical fixtion (fastening in a fixed postion)
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plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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rrhahpy
 Definition
suture (sticth)
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Scopy
 Definition
Visual (not always surgical procedure)
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Stony
 Definition
formation of an opening
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tome
 Definition
an item used for cutting
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tomy
 Definition
incision or cutting into tissue
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tripsy
 Definition
surgical crushing
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aden
 Definition
gland
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angi
 Definition
vessel
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append/appendic
 Definition
appendix
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cerebr
 Definition
brain
Term

cutaneo

 Definition
skin
Term
mammo
 Definition
Breast
Term
Neuro
 Definition
Nerve
Term

ophthalmo

 Definition
eye
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oto
 Definition
ear
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tonsillo
 Definition
tonsil
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vaso
 Definition
vessel or ductus deferens
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