A patient who had a surgical removal of the stomach had a ________.
A. gastroplasty
B. gastric bypass surgery
C. gastrectomy
D. gastrostomy
Answer:C
A patient who had a surgical removal of the stomach had a ________.
A. gastroplasty B. gastric bypass surgery C. gastrectomy D. gastrostomy
Explanation: A) The suffix –plasty does not mean “surgical removal.”