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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -centesis | surgical puncture of a cavity |
| -desis | surgical fixation, fusion |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -pexy | fixation |
| -plasty | surgical correction/repair |
| -rraphy | suture |
| -sect | to cut |
| -stomy | surgical opening |
| -tomy | surgical incision |
| -tripsy | to crush, break |
| aspir/o, aspirat/o | removal |
| -assay | to examine, analyze |
| auscult/o, auscultat/o | to listen |
| echo- | reverberating sound |
| electr/o | electricity |
| -gram | written record |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -meter | instrument for measuring |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -opsy | to view |
| palp/o, palpat/o | to touch gently |
| percuss/o | to tap |
| radi/o | x-ray, radiation |
| -scope | instrument for visual examination |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -tome | instrument for cutting |
| alb/o, albin/o, leuk/o | white |
| chlor/o | green |
| cirrh/o | orange-yellow |
| cyan/o | blue |
| erythr/o | red |
| fusc/o | dark brown |
| glauc/o | gray, bluish-green |
| jaund/o, lute/o, flav/o | yellow |
| melan/o | black |
| poli/o | gray |
| purpur/i | purple |
| rose/o | rosy |
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| Terms | 39 |
| Creator | snitecki |
| Created | June 11, 2009 |
| Group | Nitecki |
| Subject | Medical Prefixes & Suffixes |
| Access | Anyone |
| Edit | Creator Only |
Review of some common medical prefixes and suffixes that are used in words relative to: surgical procedures, diagnostic procedures, & colors