The term OTOMY denotes which definition?

The term OTOMY denotes which definition?

• A. Cutting into
• B. Instrumental view of
• C. Excision, removal
• D. Flow, discharge

Answer: (A)

OTOMY denotes a surgical incision into a body part. This suffix signals that the procedure involves cutting to access or open the structure, rather than removing tissue or creating an opening to the outside. For example, a craniotomy is an incision into the skull, a thoracotomy into the chest, and a laryngotomy into the larynx. This is different from removal, which uses -ectomy (like appendectomy), or from terms that mean making an opening to the exterior or to another space (such as -ostomy) or viewing with an instrument (such as -oscopy).

OTOMY denotes a surgical incision into a body part. This suffix signals that the procedure involves cutting to access or open the structure, rather than removing tissue or creating an opening to the outside. For example, a craniotomy is an incision into the skull, a thoracotomy into the chest, and a laryngotomy into the larynx. This is different from removal, which uses -ectomy (like appendectomy), or from terms that mean making an opening to the exterior or to another space (such as -ostomy) or viewing with an instrument (such as -oscopy).