Understanding Surgical and Procedural Suffixes

A patient went in to have an appendectomy. What is the patient having done?

• The patient is having their appendix removed.
• The patient is having exploratory surgery on the appendix.

• The patient is undergoing a heart bypass surgery.
• The patient is having their gallbladder removed.

Which suffix is used to denote a surgical creation of an opening?

• -plasty

• -stomy

• -tomy

• -pexy

The suffix "-plasty" is commonly used in medical procedures to indicate what?

• Surgical removal

• Surgical repair or reconstruction

• Incision

• Fixation

What does the suffix "-tomy" signify in a medical procedure?

• Incision or cutting into

• Surgical removal

• Surgical repair

• Binding

Which suffix would be used to describe a procedure involving the fixation or stabilization of a body part?

• -pexy

• -lysis

• -rrhaphy

• -centesis

The suffix "-rrhaphy" is used in medical terminology to indicate what type of procedure?

• Surgical removal

• Suturing or stitching

• Incision

• Examination

What does the suffix "-centesis" refer to in medical procedures?

• Surgical removal

• Surgical Incision

• Surgical puncture to remove fluid

• Surgical repair

Which suffix is used to describe the process of breaking down or destruction in medical terms?

• -lysis

• -ectomy

• -plasty

• -tomy

The suffix "-scopy" is used in medical terminology to indicate what?

• 
  Process of recording or imaging

• Process of visually examining

• Surgical incision

• Surgical repair

The suffix "-graphy" in medical terminology is used to describe what type of procedure?

• Process of removing a body part

• Process of recording

• Process of visually examining

• Process of repair