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Which medical term means slow digestion?
 
  A) tachypepsia
  B) dyspepsia
  C) apepsia
  D) bradypepsia

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Write the correct meaning for TURP:
 
  What will be an ideal response?
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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Explanation: Brady- means slow and -pepsia means digestion, so bradypepsia means slow digestion. Tachy- means fast, so tachypepsia means fast digestion. Dys- means difficult or painful, so dyspepsia would mean difficult or painful digestion. A- means without, so apepsia means without digestion.

Answer to Question 2

transurethral resection of the prostate


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