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Home » Articles » Know Your Surgical Terms

Know Your Surgical Terms

July 21, 2016 By Aamir Khan Leave a Comment



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-tomy = surgeon cuts something
-ectomy = surgeon cut something out
-ostomy = surgeon made an opening
-plasty = changed the shape of something
-pexy = surgeon moved the organ to the right place
-rraphy = surgeon sewed something up
-desis = surgeon made two things stick together

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