Which of the following terms means to cut into the spleen?
A) splenotomy
B) splenectomy
C) splenomegaly
D) splenic
A) splenotomy
Splen/o means spleen and -otomy means to cut into, so splenotomy means to cut
into the spleen. -ectomy means surgical removal, so splenectomy means surgical removal of the
spleen. -megaly means enlarged, so splenomegaly means an enlarged spleen. -ic means
pertaining to, so splenic means pertaining the spleen.
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