Trivia
APCs Weekly Monitor, May 15, 2009
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TURP is an abbreviation for:
- Transurethral Renal Pyelotomy
- Transurethral Resection of Prostate
- Transurethral Renal Pelvectomy
- Transurethral Repair of Prostate
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Last week’s question:
The suffix “orrhaphy” means:
- Grafting
- Re-implantation
- Resection
- Suture/surgical repair
The correct answer is d, Suture/surgical repair.
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