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Medical Coding

Category - Anatomy

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A doctor performed a partial pneumonectomy on a patient. This procedure included:

Removing part of the patient’s lung
Cutting into the patient’s abdomen
Creating an opening in the patient’s chest
Removing a patient’s entire spleen

Explanation

Answer: A-This procedure included removing part of the patient’s lung. The term “partial” refers to something less than total and the suffix “-ectomy” means removal, rather than cutting into or creating an opening into. The prefix “pnuemo-” refers to the lung.

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