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Surgical puncture to aspirate or remove fluid
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excision (surgical removal or cutting out)
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process of loosing, freeing, or destroying
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surgical fixation (fastening in a fixed position)
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suture (uniting a wound by stitches)
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visual examination with a lighted instrument (this is not always a surgical procedure)
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formation of an opening
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an instrument used for cutting
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incision (cutting into tissue)
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surgical crushing
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appendix
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cerebr/o, encephal/o
brain
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skin
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vessel; ductus deferens (also called vas deferens, excretory duct of the testicle)
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dialation or streching of a structure or part
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excessive preoccupation
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condition (often an abnormal condition;sometimes, an increase)
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prolapse (sagging)
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ecessive bleeding or hemorrage
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stopping, controlling
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-able, -ible
capable of, able to
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-ac,-al,-an,-ar,-ary,-eal,-ic,-ive,-tic
pertaining to
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one who studies; specialist
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pertaining to or chraracterized by
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protein
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