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Read the Following Excerpt from a Patient's Health Record: Chest

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Read the following excerpt from a patient's health record: Chest: Sternotomy incision healing well without warmth, erythema, or induration. Dressing clean and dry. Which of the following is the correct breakdown and translation of the term sternotomy?


A) sterno (sternum) + tomy (binding) = binding of the sternum
B) sterno (sternum) + tomy (breaking) = breaking of the sternum
C) sterno (sternum) + tomy (cut) = incision into the sternum
D) sterno (sternum) + tomy (reconstruction) = reconstruction of the sternum
E) sterno (sternum) + tomy (removal) = removal of the sternum

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