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vicky

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A prefix is the word part attached to the end of a medical term.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

Until the end of the eighth week of gestation, the infant is called a(n):
 
  A) neonate
  B) embryo
  C) zygote
  D) fetus
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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

FALSE
Explanation: The prefix is attached to the beginning of a term to expand or enhance its meaning.

Answer to Question 2

B
Explanation: From the time of implantation of the fertilized egg in the uterus to the end of the eighth week of gestation, the unborn child is called a fetus. From fertilization to implantation, the unborn child is called a zygote. After the eighth week until birth, the unborn child is called a fetus. A neonate is a newborn.


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