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A patient suffering from ovarian cancer was recommended complete surgical removal of ovaries which, in medical terms, is:
A patient suffering from ovarian cancer was recommended complete surgical removal of ovaries which, in medical terms, is:
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The correct option is B Oophorectomy
The suffix ‘-tomy’ is associated with the cutting of something, which is specified as a part of the surgical removal process. So, this suffix will be common in all surgical removal processes.
Oophorectomy is the surgical removal of one or both ovaries.
‘Salpingo-’ is a prefix used to describe something related to the fallopian tubes. Salpingectomy is the surgical removal of the fallopian tubes.
The uterus is also known as hystera. The surgical removal of the uterus is called hysterectomy.
Testes are the primary male gonads. The surgical removal of the testes is known as orchidectomy.
The suffix ‘-tomy’ is associated with the cutting of something, which is specified as a part of the surgical removal process. So, this suffix will be common in all surgical removal processes.
Oophorectomy is the surgical removal of one or both ovaries.
‘Salpingo-’ is a prefix used to describe something related to the fallopian tubes. Salpingectomy is the surgical removal of the fallopian tubes.
The uterus is also known as hystera. The surgical removal of the uterus is called hysterectomy.
Testes are the primary male gonads. The surgical removal of the testes is known as orchidectomy.
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