Which medical term means surgical fixation of uterus?
A) uteroplasty
B) uterostomy
C) hysterectomy
D) hysteropexy
D) hysteropexy
Hyster/o means uterus and -pexy means surgical fixation, so hysteropexy means
surgical fixation of uterus. Uter/o means uterus and -plasty means surgical repair; therefore,
uteroplasty means surgical repair of uterus. -ostomy means surgically create an opening; thus,
uterostomy means surgically create an opening into uterus. -ectomy means surgical removal;
hence, hysterectomy means surgical removal of the uterus.
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