An appendectomy during a hysterectomy would be classified as
a. major, emergency, diagnostic.
b. major, urgent, palliative.
c. minor, elective, ablative.
d. minor, urgent, reconstructive.
C
Surgery is classified as elective, urgent, or emergency. Surgery is performed for various purposes, which include diagnostic studies, ablation (an amputation or excision of any part of the body or removal of a growth or harmful substance), and palliative (therapy to relieve or reduce intensity of uncomfortable symptoms without cure), reconstructive, transplant, and constructive purposes.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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