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which term means \surgical repair of damaged cartilage\? chondrotomy ch…

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which term means \surgical repair of damaged cartilage\? chondrotomy chondroplasty osteoplasty osteotomy

Explanation:

Brief Explanations

The prefix "chondro -" refers to cartilage. "Plasty" means surgical repair. So chondroplasty is the surgical repair of cartilage. "Chondrotomy" is the cutting of cartilage. "Osteo -" refers to bone, so osteoplasty is surgical repair of bone and osteotomy is the cutting of bone.

Answer:

B. chondroplasty