227 The suffix for suspension or fixation is -
pexy. An orchiopexy is __________
of an undescended testis.
or"ke-o-pek'se
suspension/fixation
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228 The suffix for plastic repair of is
-plasty. Tympano, as you recall, is the
stem for eardrum. Tympanoplasty,
then, is the term
for __________ __________ of the
eardrum.
tim"pah-no-plas'te
plastic repair
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229 The suffix -centesis means puncture.
Arthrocentesis, therefore, means
__________ of a joint for the removal
of fluid.
ar"thro-sen-te'sis
puncture
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