Match the Following Common Procedures and Suffixes with the Correct

Multiple Choice

Match the following common procedures and suffixes with the correct definition.

-incision

A) to remedy, replace, or heal
B) suffix for molding or surgically forming
C) free flow or withdrawal of fluids from a wound or cavity
D) cutting or taking away
E) to unite parts by stitching them together
F) inspection of body organs or cavities by the use of a lighted scope that may be placed through an existing opening or through a small incision
G) scraping of a cavity using a spoon-shaped instrument
H) forcing a fluid into a vessel or cavity
I) suffix for suturing
J) suffix for puncture of a cavity
K) suffix for removal of part or all of an organ of the body
L) removal of a small piece of living tissue for diagnostic examination
M) surgically cutting into
N) binding or tying off, as in constricting blood flow of a vessel or binding fallopian tubes for sterilization
O) suffix for incision into