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Suffixes: Operative

  1. -centesis
    Puncture for aspiration
  2. -desis
    Binding
  3. -ectomy
    Excision or Removal
  4. -pexy
    Suspension or Fixation
  5. -plasty
    Surgical repair or Reconstruction
  6. -rrhaphy
    Suture
  7. -tomy
    Incision
  8. -stomy
    Creation of an opening
  9. -tripsy
    Crushing
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Suffixes: Operative
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Chapter 2: Suffixes
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