Read the Following Excerpt from a Patient's Health Record: Chest

Multiple Choice

Read the following excerpt from a patient's health record: Chest: Sternotomy incision healing well without warmth, erythema, or induration. Dressing clean and dry. Which of the following is the correct breakdown and translation of the term sternotomy?

A) sterno (sternum) + tomy (binding) = binding of the sternum
B) sterno (sternum) + tomy (breaking) = breaking of the sternum
C) sterno (sternum) + tomy (cut) = incision into the sternum
D) sterno (sternum) + tomy (reconstruction) = reconstruction of the sternum
E) sterno (sternum) + tomy (removal) = removal of the sternum