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11 Cards in this Set
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to aspirate or remove fluid |
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-ectomy
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excision (surgical removal or cutting out) |
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-lysis
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process of loosening, freeing, or destorying |
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-pexy
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surgical fixation |
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-plasty
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surgical repair |
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-rrhaphy
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suture (uniting a wound by stitches) |
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-scopy
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visual examination w/ a lighted instrument (this is not always a surgical procedure) |
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-stomy
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formation of an opening |
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-tome
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an instrument used for cutting |
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-tomy
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incision (cutting into tissue) |
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-tripsy
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surgical crushing |
