Section IV. SUFFIXES - PERTAINING TO OPERATIVE PROCEDURES
Now let's look at the operative suffixes.
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221 The suffix for removal or excision is
-ectomy. The stem, salpingo, means
tube, and the stem, oophoro, means
ovary. A salpingo-oophorectomy,
therefore, is the __________ or
__________ of tubes and ovaries.
sal-ping"go-o"of-o-rek'to-me
removal/excision
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222 The stem cholecysto, as you recall,
means gallbladder. Removal or
excision of the gallbladder, therefore,
is called a __________.
ko"le-sis-tek'to-me
cholecystectomy
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223 The suffix for inspection or examination
is -scopy. A bronchoscopy, then is an
__________ of the bronchi.
brong-kos'ko-pe
inspection/examination
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