Medical Terminology - Suffixes - centesis

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-centesis

Back

surgical puncture to remove fluid

Front

surgical repair

Back

-plasty

Front

-stomy

Back

formation of an opening

Front

surgical fixation

Back

-pexy

Front

-tomy

Back

cutting, incision

Front

-pexy

Back

surgical fixation of an organ or tissue

Front

-plasty

Back

surgical repair or reconstruction of a part

Front

-stomy

Back

surgical creation of an opening to the outside of the body

Front

-tomy

Back

surgical incision into a body part

Front

-pathy

Back

disease or disorder of a part