A patient with a hemothorax has ________
A) an infection with pus in the chest
B) blood in the chest
C) a bacterial infection in the lung
D) air in the lungs
B
Explanation: A) Pyothorax, not hemothorax, has pus in the thoracic cavity.
B) Correct! Hem/o- means "blood."
C) The suffix -thorax means "chest; thorax," not "lung."
D) Having air in the lungs is normal, not a disease.
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