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What does the term 'centesis' refer to?
What is the meaning of 'clasis'?
To break; surgical fracture
Define 'desis'.
Binding, fixation (of a joint or bone)
What does 'ectomy' mean?
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What is the definition of 'lysis'?
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What does the suffix 'pexy' signify?
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What is the meaning of 'plasty'?
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Define 'rrhaphy'.
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What does 'stomy' refer to?
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What does 'tome' mean in medical terminology?
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What is the definition of 'tripsy'?
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What does 'tomy' signify?
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What does 'gram' refer to in medical terms?
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What is the meaning of 'scope'?
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Define 'scopy'.
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What does 'genesis' mean?
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What is the definition of 'itis'?
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What does 'lith' refer to?
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What is the meaning of 'malacia'?
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Define 'megaly'.
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What does 'oma' mean?
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What is the definition of 'osis'?
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What does 'plasia' denote?
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What does 'plegia' mean?
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What is the meaning of 'rrhea'?
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What does 'rrhexis' signify?
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Study Notes
Surgical Procedures and Related Terms
- Centisis: Refers to a surgical puncture to remove fluid or tissue.
- Clasis: Involves breaking or surgically fracturing a bone or tissue.
- Desis: Indicates binding or fixation, commonly referring to joints or bones.
- Ectomy: Describes excision or removal of a part of the body.
- Lysis: Pertains to the separation, destruction, or loosening of tissue or cells.
- Pexy: Involves fixation of an organ, stabilizing it in place.
- Plasty: Refers to surgical repair or reconstruction of body structures.
- Rrhaphy: Indicates the act of suturing or stitching tissues together.
- Stomy: Describes the formation of an opening between a body cavity and the outside.
- Tome: A surgical instrument used to cut tissues.
Diagnostic and Procedural Terms
- Tripsy: Refers to the crushing of tissue or stone often in a medical context.
- Tomy: Indicates incising or making an incision in tissues.
- Gram: A recording or writing, typically related to diagnostic imaging or tests.
- Scope: An instrument used for examining internal body parts or cavities.
- Scopy: The process of visual examination using a scope.
Conditions and Characteristics
- Genesis: Pertains to the process of forming, producing, or the origin of a condition.
- Itis: Indicates inflammation, commonly used in naming diseases (e.g., arthritis).
- Lith: Refers to a stone or calculus, often associated with conditions like kidney stones.
- Malacia: Describes the softening of tissues, often indicating pathology.
- Megaly: Refers to enlargement of organs or tissues, suggesting possible disease states.
- Oma: A term for tumor, can denote benign or malignant growths.
- Osis: Indicates an abnormal condition, often used in pathology (e.g., fibrosis).
- Plasia: Refers to formation or growth of tissues or cells.
- Plegia: Indicates paralysis, often as a result of injury or disease.
- Rrhea: Describes discharge or flow, commonly used in terms like diarrhea.
- Rrhexis: Refers to rupture, often of tissues or organs, indicating severe injury.
- Spasm: Describes involuntary contraction or twitching of muscles.
- Stenosis: Refers to narrowing or stricture of a body passage or vessel.
- Toxic: Pertaining to poison, significant in medical diagnostics and treatments.
- Trophy: Refers to nourishment or development, indicating health or growth status.
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