The suffix that means "incision into or surgical cut into" is:

A) -stomy
B) -tomy
C) -pexy
D) -centesis


B
Explanation: Not to be confused with -stomy, "the creation of an opening"; -centesis, "surgical puncture"; and -pexy, "surgical fixation."

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