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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'.
Reduction (orthopedic surgery) Reduction is a surgical procedure to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment. This sense of the term reduction does not imply any sort of removal or quantitative decrease but rather implies a restoration: re (back [to normal]) + ducere (lead/bring), i.e., bringing back to normal..