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on: Jun 27, 2018
Select the combining form that means hearing.
 
  A) ot/o
  B) audi/o
  C) myring/o
  D) opt/o

Question 2

A patient has been a three-pack-per-day smoker for the last 20 years. He comes into the office complaining of shortness of breath. The doctor believes he might have a chronic lung disease where alveoli lose their elasticity and burst.
 
  The medical name for this disease is: A) asthma
  B) sinusitis
  C) tonsillitis
  D) emphysema


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

B
Explanation: The meanings of the other combining forms are ot/o, ear; myring/o, eardrum; and opt/o, eye.

Answer to Question 2

D
Explanation: Deconstructing tonsill/itis and sinus/itis can rule them out based on the anatomy. Asthma is characterized by widespread narrowing of the bronchioles and formation of mucous plugs.


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