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itsmyluck

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on: Jun 27, 2018
A medical term that means heart muscle disease is ___________________ _.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

Which suffix means a record or image?
 
  A) -sclerosis
  B) -graphy
  C) -gram
  D) -dynia


jrpg123456

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

cardiomyopathy

Answer to Question 2

C
Explanation: Distinguish between -gram, which is a record or image, and -graphy, which is the recording process. Echocardiography is the test in which sound waves are utilized to generate an image of the heart. The image that is created and reviewed is called an echocardiogram.


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