The words angioplasty and valvuloplasty both end in the suffix ...

[cnetterville]

The words angioplasty and valvuloplasty both end in the suffix -plasty. How are these two surgical procedures alike and how are they different?
 
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Question 2

The suffix -centesis, as used in abdominocentesis, means procedure to puncture.
 
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[Ksanderson1296]

Answer to Question 1

The suffix in both words is -plasty, which means process of reshaping by surgery. Both angioplasty and valvuloplasty involve a process of reshaping by surgery. The difference is that an angioplasty reshapes a blood vessel and vavuloplasty reshapes a valve.

Answer to Question 2

TRUE

[cnetterville]

TYSM

[ktidd]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it