Surgery revision quiz WL

Which suffix means "fixation"?

• -ectomy

• -rrhaphy

• -tripsy

• -pexy

What is the meaning of "-desis" suffix?

• viewing

• binding together

• incision

• a new opening

What do we call plastic surgery of blood vessels?

What do we call a procedure in which the gallbladder is sutured to the abdominal wall?

• cholecystopexy

• cholelithotomy

• cholecystecomy

• cholelithotripsy

What do we call a surgical procedure in which the synovium of a joint is removed?

What do we call a surgical repair of hernia?

Which of these is the total removal?

• excision

• resection

What do we call a connection made surgically between adjacent blood vessels, parts of the intestine, or other channels of the body?

• insertion

• ligation

• approximation

• anastomosis

Which surgery needs to be done within 48 hours?

• emergency surgery

• urgent surgery

• elective surgery

• palliative surgery

What do you call such a device?