Build a Medical Term That Means "Creation of an Opening

question 33

Multiple Choice

Build a medical term that means "creation of an opening in the chest."

• A) Bronchoplasty
• B) Lobectomy
• C) Pleuropexy
• D) Thoracocentesis
• E) Thoracostomy

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Definitions:

Blood-to-blood Contact

Direct exposure or transfer of blood from one person to another, often a pathway for transmitting infections.

Low-level Disinfectant

A disinfectant that kills some viruses and bacteria, but not spore-forming or non-enveloped viruses, used for surface disinfection.

Incineration

Burn, setting afire.