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    Terminologies Used in Surgery

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    This document defines common prefixes and suffixes used in medical terminology related to surgery. It lists prefixes such as ante, anti, circum, contra, dis, and dys that indicate concepts like before, against, around, opposite, apart, and difficulty. It also lists suffixes like -sele, -centesis, -deces, and -ectomy that refer to concepts such as tumor, puncture, fusion, and surgical removal. The document provides surgeons with a reference for the meaning behind common word parts in surgical terminology.

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    Terminologies Used in Surgery

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    This document defines common prefixes and suffixes used in medical terminology related to surgery. It lists prefixes such as ante, anti, circum, contra, dis, and dys that indicate concepts like before, against, around, opposite, apart, and difficulty. It also lists suffixes like -sele, -centesis, -deces, and -ectomy that refer to concepts such as tumor, puncture, fusion, and surgical removal. The document provides surgeons with a reference for the meaning behind common word parts in surgical terminology.

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    TERMINOLOGIES-USED-IN-SURGERY

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    This document defines common prefixes and suffixes used in medical terminology related to surgery. It lists prefixes such as ante, anti, circum, contra, dis, and dys that indicate concepts like before, against, around, opposite, apart, and difficulty. It also lists suffixes like -sele, -centesis, -deces, and -ectomy that refer to concepts such as tumor, puncture, fusion, and surgical removal. The document provides surgeons with a reference for the meaning behind common word parts in surgical terminology.

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    Terminologies Used in Surgery

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    Ryan-Jay Abolencia
    This document defines common prefixes and suffixes used in medical terminology related to surgery. It lists prefixes such as ante, anti, circum, contra, dis, and dys that indicate concepts like before, against, around, opposite, apart, and difficulty. It also lists suffixes like -sele, -centesis, -deces, and -ectomy that refer to concepts such as tumor, puncture, fusion, and surgical removal. The document provides surgeons with a reference for the meaning behind common word parts in surgical terminology.

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    TERMINOLOGIES USED IN SURGERY

    PREFIXES MEANING PREFIXES MEANING


    Ante Before Pan All
    Anti Against Peri Around, above
    Circum Around or above Post After, behind, during
    Contra Opposite or against Pre Before
    Dis Apart, away from Py Pus
    Dys Bad, difficult Retro Behind, backward
    Extra Outside, beyond in addition Semi Half
    Hemi Half Sub Under, beneath
    Hyper Above, over, excessive Super Above, over
    Hypo Below, under Sufra On the upper side, above
    Infra Below, underneath Trans Across, beyond
    Inter Between, among ultra Beyond, excessive
    Intra Within, on the side

    SUFFIXES MEANING SUFFIXES MEANING


    sele Tumor, hernia ostomy Creation of opening
    centesis Puncture plexy Suturing in place
    deces Fushon plasty Repair of
    ectomy Surgical removal of cope Instrument for viewing
    graphy Drawing, representing, ostopy Examination of organ by
    recording, describing viewing
    gram Something drawn/written rapphy Repair or suture of
    itis Inflammation oscopy Looking into
    lithotomy Incision for stone removal otomy Cutting into, excision
    lysis Breaking down or cutting tone Cutting instrument
    orrhapchy Repair of

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