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ETearle

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on: Jun 27, 2018
If a patient is scheduled for a nephrectomy, what procedure will be done?
 
  A) visual exam of a kidney
  B) removal of a kidney
  C) repair of a kidney
  D) incision into a kidney

Question 2

A medical term that means pertaining to the peritoneum is ________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


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welcom1000

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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B
Explanation: The root nephr means kidney and the suffix -ectomy, surgical removal. Repair would be nephroplasty; incision, nephrotomy; and examination, nephroscopy.

Answer to Question 2

peritoneal


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Wow, this really help

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