Question

10. The suffix -ECTOMY means
A. opening.
B. inflammation.
C. disease.
D. removal

Answer 1

This prefix means removal, as in appendectomy, the removal of the appendix.

Answer 2

Here ... I'll use it in a sentence for you:
Although I still have my appendix, I have enjoyed the memorable experiences of a cervical diskectomy and a cervical laminectomy