Match the Following Common Procedures and Suffixes with the Correct

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Multiple Choice

Match the following common procedures and suffixes with the correct definition.

-ligation

• A) to remedy, replace, or heal
• B) suffix for molding or surgically forming
• C) free flow or withdrawal of fluids from a wound or cavity
• D) cutting or taking away
• E) to unite parts by stitching them together
• F) inspection of body organs or cavities by the use of a lighted scope that may be placed through an existing opening or through a small incision
• G) scraping of a cavity using a spoon-shaped instrument
• H) forcing a fluid into a vessel or cavity
• I) suffix for suturing
• J) suffix for puncture of a cavity
• K) suffix for removal of part or all of an organ of the body
• L) removal of a small piece of living tissue for diagnostic examination
• M) surgically cutting into
• N) binding or tying off, as in constricting blood flow of a vessel or binding fallopian tubes for sterilization
• O) suffix for incision into

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Definitions:

Immune Response

The body's defense mechanism against pathogens, involving recognition and elimination of foreign substances.

IgE

Immunoglobulin E, a class of antibodies produced by the immune system in response to allergens, playing a key role in allergic reactions.

Parasitic Worms

Organisms that live on or inside another host organism, causing harm by feeding off the host's nutrients.

IgA

Crucial for the immunity of mucosal surfaces, Immunoglobulin A functions as a key antibody type.