Tag: Surgical Procedure Dictionary
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Medical Terminology: Quiz 5
a. Glaucoma b. Cataract c. Amblyogenic d. None of the above 2. Inserting needle through abdomen into uterus and amniotic sac for aspiration of fluid is termed as: a. Amniocentesis b. Pleurocentesis c. ultrasound pf abdomen d. Radiotherapy in abdomen 3. A therapeutic procedure of instillation of fluid through a catheter into amniotic cavity is…
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-otomy : Surgical Procedure Dictionary
–otomy suffix meaning “to make an incision or cut into”: These procedures are done by making an incision into particular organ for releasing fluid,pus or pressure and used to treat infection, swelling or destroying unwanted membrane. Urogenital Amniotomy: Surgical rupture of the fetal membranes to induce or expedite labor. Clitoridotomy: An incision into the clitoris. Hysterotomy: An…