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227 The suffix for suspension or fixation is -<br />

pexy. An orchiopexy is __________<br />

of an undescended testis.<br />

or"ke-o-pek'se<br />

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228 The suffix for plastic repair of is<br />

-plasty. Tympano, as you recall, is the<br />

stem for eardrum. Tympanoplasty,<br />

then, is the term<br />

for __________ __________ of the<br />

eardrum.<br />

suspension/fixation<br />

tim"pah-no-plas'te<br />

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229 The suffix -centesis means puncture.<br />

Arthrocentesis, therefore, means<br />

__________ of a joint for the removal<br />

of fluid.<br />

plastic repair<br />

ar"thro-sen-te'sis<br />

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puncture<br />

MD0010 4-16

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