The medical term tracheotomy means:
A) surgical creation of an opening into the trachea
B) surgical repair of the trachea
C) incision into the trachea
D) surgical puncture into the chest cavity
C
Explanation: The root trache refers to the trachea and the suffix -tomy to surgical incision. Not to be confused with the suffix -stomy, "the creation of an opening."
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