Medical Terminology / Unit 11 MedTerm 0673 short lesson, about 20 seconds
-tripsy: Crushing
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The idea
The suffix tripsy names the surgical crushing of what its root identifies.
In practice
Lithotripsy is the crushing of a stone.
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Tripsy is a deliberate procedure; lysis is a process of breaking down.
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