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Describe the aldolase (ALD) blood test.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Name five suffixes that mean pertaining to.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

It is a test performed on serum that measures the ALD enzyme present in skeletal and heart muscle. It is helpful in the diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy before symptoms appear.

Answer to Question 2

-ac, -ad, -al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ile, -ior, -ous, -tic, and -y. All of these suffixes mean the same: pertaining to.


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