Question

which suffix is not related to procedure? -dynia -plasty -scopy -gram

Explanation:

To determine which suffix is not related to a procedure, we analyze each:

• \(-plasty\): Refers to a surgical procedure (e.g., rhinoplasty).
• \(-scopy\): Refers to a diagnostic procedure using a scope (e.g., endoscopy).
• \(-gram\): Refers to a record or image (e.g., electrocardiogram), not a procedure. Wait, correction: Wait, \(-dynia\) means pain (e.g., gastrodynia), so it's related to a symptom, not a procedure. Let's re - analyze:
• \(-dynia\): Suffix meaning pain (e.g., mastodynia - breast pain). It is not related to a procedure.
• \(-plasty\): Surgical procedure (e.g., mammoplasty - breast surgery).
• \(-scopy\): Procedure using an instrument to view (e.g., colonoscopy).
• \(-gram\): Record (e.g., radiogram - X - ray record), but actually, the key here is that \(-dynia\) is about pain (symptom), not a procedure. So \(-dynia\) is the suffix not related to a procedure.

Answer:

A. -dynia