A doctor performed a partial pneumonectomy on a patient. This procedure included:
A)Removing part of the patient's lung
B)Cutting into the patient's abdomen
C)Creating an opening in the patient's chest
D)Removing a patient's entire spleen

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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.

A Doctor Performed a Partial Pneumonectomy on a Patient