Elsevier's Surgical Technology exam
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Hysterectomy is surgical removal of the - ✔✔Uterus
The suffix in the word neuralgia means - ✔✔pain
The prefix in the word suprapubic means - ✔✔Above
Which acronym refers to the open fixation of a fracture - ✔✔ORIF
The suffix of the word Osteoarthritis refers to - ✔✔Inflammation
Diego, the CST on call, is told to prepare for an emergency gastrectomy. What kind of
surgery is this? - ✔✔Removal of the stomach
The suffix in the word cardiomegaly means - ✔✔enlarged
The prefix in the word dysmenorrhea means - ✔✔Pain
The abbreviation TAH / BSO is short for total abdominal hysterectomy and: -
✔✔Removal of the ovaries and Fallopian tubes
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, Which suffix refers to death? - ✔✔-necrosis
Which root word refers to cartilage - ✔✔Chondr/o
During a shoulder procedure, the surgeon asks the CST to place the patient's arm in
adduction. what does the prefix of this word indicates that the surgeon wants. -
✔✔toward
What part of the anatomy is affected by keratoplasty - ✔✔Eye
On what part of the anatomy is myringotomy performed? - ✔✔Eardrum
What does the suffix of the word carcinoma indicate? - ✔✔Tumor
A CST overhears a surgeon saying that they will be creating an opening into the
patient's small intestine. What is the name of this procedure? - ✔✔Ileostomy
The suffix of the word arthroscopy refers to - ✔✔Joint
Cryptorchidism is the term for the condition in which a testicle is undescended. What is
the name of the procedure used to fix this problem. - ✔✔Orchiopexy
What does the suffix of the word herniorrhaphy mean? - ✔✔suturing
What is the name of the surgical intervention needed for a patient who has sustained an
injury to the ear? - ✔✔Otoplasty
What is the word for an increase in the size of an organ or structure? - ✔✔hypertrophy
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review chapter 1,2,3 Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
Hysterectomy is surgical removal of the - ✔✔Uterus
The suffix in the word neuralgia means - ✔✔pain
The prefix in the word suprapubic means - ✔✔Above
Which acronym refers to the open fixation of a fracture - ✔✔ORIF
The suffix of the word Osteoarthritis refers to - ✔✔Inflammation
Diego, the CST on call, is told to prepare for an emergency gastrectomy. What kind of
surgery is this? - ✔✔Removal of the stomach
The suffix in the word cardiomegaly means - ✔✔enlarged
The prefix in the word dysmenorrhea means - ✔✔Pain
The abbreviation TAH / BSO is short for total abdominal hysterectomy and: -
✔✔Removal of the ovaries and Fallopian tubes
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, Which suffix refers to death? - ✔✔-necrosis
Which root word refers to cartilage - ✔✔Chondr/o
During a shoulder procedure, the surgeon asks the CST to place the patient's arm in
adduction. what does the prefix of this word indicates that the surgeon wants. -
✔✔toward
What part of the anatomy is affected by keratoplasty - ✔✔Eye
On what part of the anatomy is myringotomy performed? - ✔✔Eardrum
What does the suffix of the word carcinoma indicate? - ✔✔Tumor
A CST overhears a surgeon saying that they will be creating an opening into the
patient's small intestine. What is the name of this procedure? - ✔✔Ileostomy
The suffix of the word arthroscopy refers to - ✔✔Joint
Cryptorchidism is the term for the condition in which a testicle is undescended. What is
the name of the procedure used to fix this problem. - ✔✔Orchiopexy
What does the suffix of the word herniorrhaphy mean? - ✔✔suturing
What is the name of the surgical intervention needed for a patient who has sustained an
injury to the ear? - ✔✔Otoplasty
What is the word for an increase in the size of an organ or structure? - ✔✔hypertrophy
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