Veterinary Medical Terminology Ch. 1 Suffix Spelling
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 -tomy | cut into or incision |
| -stomy | surgically created opening |
| -ectomy | surgical removal or excision |
| -pexy | suture to stabilize |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas |
| -graph | instrument that records (or used as a record) |
| -lysis | separation or breakdown |
| -scope | procedure of visually examine inside the body |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -rrhagia or -rrhage | bursting forth |
| -rrhaphy | to suture |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -algia, -dynia | pain |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
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