The medical term for creation of an opening in the trachea is:
A) tracheostenosis
B) thoracentesis
C) tracheostomy
D) thoracotomy
C
Explanation: Two of the answers are eliminated based on the anatomical region; they refer to the thorax. The other two answers indicate the root trache for "trachea." Centesis means "surgical puncture"; sten/osis, "narrowing"; and -stomy, "creation of an opening."
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