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The other suffix that can also mean surgical fixation is '-pexy'. It means suspension as well and appears in the term 'cystopexy'. The suffix '-ectomy' means surgical removal, while '-plasty' means surgical repair. They appear in the terms 'hysterectomy' and 'rhinoplasty'. '-stomy' is the suffix for creation of an opening and it shows up in the term 'colostomy', while the suffix '-tomy' means incision or cutting into and it is seen in the term 'tracheotomy'.
(Discuss) Proposed since November 2015. Laparoscopic surgery, also called minimally invasive surgery (MIS), bandaid surgery, or keyhole surgery, is a modern surgical technique in which operations are performed far from their location through small incisions (usually 0.5â1.5 cm) elsewhere in the body.