What does TOMY mean in medical terminology?

What does TOMY mean in medical terminology?

• A. incision
• B. crushing
• C. abdomen
• D. before meals

Answer: (A)

TOMY denotes the act of cutting or making a surgical opening. It's a suffix used in medical terms to indicate that a structure is being incised or cut into. That’s why it maps to “incision”—the procedure involves cutting into tissue or creating an opening. The other ideas don’t fit because they refer to different concepts: crushing relates to a different suffix used for breaking down structures, the abdomen isn’t described with TOMY, and before meals is a timing term (prandial) rather than a cutting action.

TOMY denotes the act of cutting or making a surgical opening. It's a suffix used in medical terms to indicate that a structure is being incised or cut into. That’s why it maps to “incision”—the procedure involves cutting into tissue or creating an opening. The other ideas don’t fit because they refer to different concepts: crushing relates to a different suffix used for breaking down structures, the abdomen isn’t described with TOMY, and before meals is a timing term (prandial) rather than a cutting action.