Which term means surgical repair of the penis?

• A. Balanoplasty
• B. Bacteriophage
• C. Bilateral
• D. Calcipenia

Answer: (A)

This item tests how medical terms are built from word parts. The prefix balano- comes from the term for the glans of the penis, and the suffix -plasty means surgical repair or reconstruction. Put together, balanoplasty describes a surgical repair of the glans penis (or the penis region in reconstructive contexts). That combination of meaning is what makes balanoplasty the term for this procedure. The other options point to concepts that aren’t about surgical repair of the penis: bacteriophage is a virus that infects bacteria, bilateral means two sides, and calcipenia refers to calcium-related deficiency.