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Lobcity

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Mrs. Lynn had a stroke that left her with the inability to understand spoken or written words. This is known as ________.
 
  A) expressive aphasia
  B) amnesia
  C) petit mal epilepsy
  D) receptive aphasia

Question 2

The combining form acoust/o means:
 
  A. air
  B. ear
  C. hearing
  D. sound


juliaf

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

D
Explanation: A) Expressive aphasia is the inability to speak or write.
B) Amnesia is the inability to remember events.
C) This does not describe epilepsy.
D) Correct

Answer to Question 2

C


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