Surgical Speak

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Recall

The language of surgery is quite simple if you master a few suffixes.

Define the suffix:

-ectomy
-orraphy
-otomy
-ostomy
-plasty

Now test your knowledge of surgical speak:

Word for the surgical repair of a hernia
Word for the surgical removal of the stomach
Word for the surgical creation of an opening between the colon and the skin
Word for the surgical formation of a “new” pylorus
Word for the surgical opening of the stomach
Surgical creation of an opening (anastomosis) between the common bile duct and jejunum
Surgical creation of an opening (anastomosis) between the stomach and jejunum