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A doctor performed a partial pneumonectomy on a patient. This procedure included:
  1. Removing part of the patient’s lung
  2. Cutting into the patient’s abdomen
  3. Creating an opening in the patient’s chest
  4. 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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