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Beheh

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The combining forms valv/o- and valvul/o- both mean ________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

The prefix circum- means ________.
 
  A) around
  B) painful
  C) surgical removal
  D) to cut



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Answer to Question 1

valve

Answer to Question 2

A
Explanation: A) Correct
B) The prefix dys-, not circum-, means abnormal; difficult; painful.
C) The suffix -ectomy, not the prefix circum-, means surgical removal.
D) The combining form cis/o-, not the prefix circum-, means cut.



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