3-8

Question 1

• centesis

Answer 1

puncture, tap

Question 2

thoracentesis

Answer 2

puncture of the chest (thorac/o)

Question 3

-desis

Answer 3

binding, fusion

Question 4

pleurodesis

Answer 4

binding of the pleura (membranes around the lungs)

Question 5

-ectomy

Answer 5

excision, surgical removal

Question 6

hepatectomy

Answer 6

excision of liver tissue (hepat/o)

Question 7

-pexy

Answer 7

surgical fixation

Question 8

hysteropexy

Answer 8

surgical fixation of the uterus (hyster/o)

Question 9

-plasty

Answer 9

plastic repair, plastic surgery, reconstruction

Question 10

rhinoplasty

Answer 10

plastic surgery of the nose (rhin/o)

Question 11

-rhaphy

Answer 11

surgical repair, suture

Question 12

herniorrhaphy

Answer 12

surgical repair of a hernia (herni/o)

Question 13

-stomy

Answer 13

surgical creation of an opening

Question 14

tracheostomy

Answer 14

creation of an opening into the trachea (trache/o)

Question 15

-tome

Answer 15

instrument for incision (cutting)

Question 16

microtome

Answer 16

instrument for cutting thin sections of tissue for microscopic study

Question 16

-tomy

Answer 16

incision, cutting

Question 17

laparotomy

Answer 17

surgical incision of the abdomen (lapar/o)

Question 18

-tripsy

Answer 18

crushing

Question 19

neurotripsy

Answer 19

crushing of a nerve (neur/o)