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Flashcards by gabrielle.bentle, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by gabrielle.bentle
over 10 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| -Centesis | Meaning: puncture and aspiration Example: abdominocentesis (puncture of abdominal cavity to remove fluid. |
| -Ectomy | Meaning: surgical removal Example: appendectomy (surgical removal of the appendix} |
| -Genic | Meaning: producing, forming Example: teratogenic (causing birth defects) |
| -Graphy | Meaning: process of reading Example: mammography (x-ray photography of breasts) |
| -Lysis | Meaning: separation Example: dialysis ( separation of waste materials from blood) |
| -Opsy | Meaning: view of, vision Example: biopsy (removal of living tissue for examination) |
| -Plasty | Meaning: surgical repair Example: rhinoplasty (plastic surgery of the nose) |
| -Scopy | Meaning: visual examination Example: arthroscopy (visual examination of joints) |
| -Stomy | Meaning: opening Example: tracheostomy (cutting an air/drainage opening into the trachea) |
| -Tomy | Meaning: incision, cutting Example: blepharotomy (surgical incision of the eyelid) |
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