Which is a surgical procedure to repair the lip?
A) polypectomy
B) gingivoplasty
C) cheiloplasty
D) buccoplasty
C
Explanation: A) Polypectomy removes a polyp, it does not repair the lip.
B) There is no such medical word.
C) Correct! Cheil/o- means "lip" and -plasty means "process of reshaping by surgery."
D) Bucc/o- means "cheek," not lip.
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