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-centesis
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surgical puncture
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-clasis
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to break; surgical fracture
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-desis
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binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
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-ectomy
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excision, removal
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-lysis
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separation; destruction; loosening
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-pexy
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fixation (of an organ)
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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-stomy
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forming an opening (mouth)
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arthr/o/centesis
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puncture of a joint space with a needle and the wirhdrawal of fluid
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Arthrocentesis may also be performed to obtain samples of synovial fluid for diagnostic purposes, instill medications, and remove fluid from joints to relieve pain
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oste/o/clasis
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surgical fracture of a vone to correct a deformity
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surgical fracturs of a bone to correct a deformity
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arthro/o/desis
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binding together of a joint
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Arthrodesis is a surgical procedure to fuse bones across the joint space in a degenerated, unstable joint.
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thromb/o/lysis
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destruction of a blood clot
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Drug therapy is usually used to dissolve a blood clot.
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mast/o/pexy
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fixation of the breast(s)
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Mastopexy, an elective surgery, is performed to offix sagging breasts in a more elevated position, commonly improving their shape.
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rhin/o/plasty
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surgical repair of the nose
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surgical repair of the nose
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my/o/rrhaphy
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surgical repair of the nose
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Plastic surgery to change the size or shape of the nose
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my/o/rrhaphy
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suture of a muscle
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trache/o/stomy
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forming an opening into the trachea
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A tracheostomy is an artificial opening performed by bypass on obstructed upper airway.
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oste/o/tome
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instrument to cut bone
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An osteotome is a surgical chisel used to cut through bone.
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trache/o/tomy
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incision (through the neck) into the trachea
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Tracheotomy is performed to gain access to an airway below a blockage.
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lith/o/tripsy
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crushing a stone
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Lithotripsy is a surgical procedure for eliminating a tone in the kidney, ureter, vladder, or gallbladder.
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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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-tipsy
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crushing
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