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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 our)
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-lysis
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process of loosening, freeing, or destroying
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-pexy
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surgical fixation (fastening in a fixed position)
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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 with a lighted instrument (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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-tripsy
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surgical crushing
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-tomy
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icision (cutting into tissue)
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