SUFFIXES THAT INDICATE SURGERIES, PROCEDURES, OR TREATMENTS
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-centesis
surgical puncture
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-cidal, -cide
destroying, killing
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-desis
surgical fixation of bone or joint, binding, tying together
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-dilation
widening, stretching, expanding
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-ectomy
excision, surgical removal
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-graphy
process of recording
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-metry
measurement
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-pexy
surgical fixation
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
suture, suturing
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-scopy
visual examination
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-therapy
treatment
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-tomy
cutting into, incision
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-tripsy
crushing
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