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PACS Clinical Medical Terminology
Prefixes/Suffixes That Describe Surgical Procedures
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02/20/2012

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Term
-ectomy
Definition
removal ex. mastectomy breast
Term
-centesis
Definition
tap, puncture ex. thoracentesis chest
Term
-clasis
Definition
to break down, refracture ex. osteoclasis
bone
Term
-desis
Definition
binding , stabilization ex. pleurodesis
plural membrane(lining of the lung)
Term
-lysis
Definition
loosen, free form adhesions, destruction ex. enterolysis small intestine
Term
-pexy
Definition
fixation, suspension ex. gastropexy
stomach
Term
-plasty
Definition
formation, plastic repair ex. rhinoplasty
nose
Term
-rrhapy
Definition
suture ex. arteriorrhaphy artery
Term
-stomy
Definition
mouth, forming an opening ex. colostomy
colon
Term
strepto-
Definition
twist ex. streptococcus chain
Term
supra-
Definition
above, over ex. supramolecular molecules
Term
-tomy
Definition
incision, to cut into ex. tracheotomy
trachea
Term
-tripsy
Definition
to crush ex. cholelithotripsy gallstone
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