Question

choose the correct answer. which term means \suture repair of any vessel, especially a blood vessel\? angiorrhexis angiectomy angiorrhaphy

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the medical term roots:

• "angiorrhexis" means rupture of a vessel (from "rhexis" = rupture).
• "angiectomy" means surgical removal of a vessel (from "ectomy" = removal).
• "angiorrhaphy" combines "angio-" (vessel) and "rrhaphy" (suture/repair), so it means suture repair of a vessel.

Answer:

C. angiorrhaphy