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, NUR 502 EXAM 2: ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY -
ST. THOMAS UNIVERSITY UPDATED AND LATEST
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Define -ectomy - CORRECT ANSWERS-- excision or removal of
- ex: appendectomy
Define -lysis (surgical) - CORRECT ANSWERS-- destruction of
- electrolysis (hair removal)
Define -orrhaphy - CORRECT ANSWERS-- repair or suture of
- ex: herniorrhaphy
Define -oscopy - CORRECT ANSWERS-- looking into
- ex: endoscopy
Define -ostomy - CORRECT ANSWERS-- creation of opening into
- ex: colonoscopy
Define -otomy - CORRECT ANSWERS-- cutting into or incision of
- ex: tracheotomy
Define -plasty - CORRECT ANSWERS-- repair or reconstruction of
- ex: mammoplasty