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-ectomy |
Surgical removal e.g. Appendectomy, Removal of appendix |
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-otomy |
A surgical incision, to cut into something e.g. Tracheotomy, To cut into the trachea |
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-ostomy |
Surgery to create an opening (stoma, like leaf stoma) e.g. Colonostomy, opening created in colon to waste can leave without passing through rectum or anus |
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-rraphy |
A procedure to strengthen a structure, usually by suture. e.g. Angiorraphy, sewing a gap in a vessel |
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-plasty |
Molding or forming to restore form or function to part of the body e.g. Rhinoplasty - nose restructure |
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-scopy |
Viewing or observation using instrument. e.g. Endoscopy |
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-pexy |
Surgical fixation of one structure to another. e.g. Gastropexy i.e. securing stomach to abdominal wall. |
