A young woman does not like the appearance of her nose and decides to see a plastic surgeon about it. The surgeon recommends surgical repair of the nose. The medical term for this procedure is:
A) rhinoplasty
B) rhinorrhea
C) rhinitis
D) rhinorrhagia
A
Explanation: All terms indicate the root rhin for nose. The suffix -plasty means "surgical repair"; -rrhagia, "abnormal discharge"; -rrhea, "discharge"; and -it is, "inflammation."
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