Match the Following Common Procedures and Suffixes with the Correct

question 50

Multiple Choice

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

-excision

• 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:

Continuous Probability Distribution

Describes the probability distribution of a continuous random variable, indicating the likelihood of the variable taking on a range of continuous values.

Poisson Distribution

A probability distribution that expresses the probability of a given number of events occurring in a fixed interval of time or space if these events occur with a known constant mean rate and independently of the time since the last event.

Binomial Distribution

A statistical distribution that represents the chances of a value adopting one of two distinct states across a certain amount of observations.

Hypergeometric Distribution

A probability distribution used for sampling without replacement, describing scenarios with two outcomes.