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washai

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The term alopecia means loss of hair or:
 
  A) pigment.
  B) skin.
  C) fox mange.
  D) baldness.

Question 2

In the term anhidrosis, the root hidr means:
 
  A) sweat.
  B) itching.
  C) scar.
  D) wrinkle.


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katkat_flores

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

D
Explanation: A) Alopecia does not refer to pigment.
B) Alopecia does not refer to skin.
C) Alopecia does not refer to fox mange, although the root, lopec, means fox mange.
D) Correct. Alopecia is baldness.

Answer to Question 2

A
Explanation: A) Correct.
B) The root prurit means itching.
C) A scar is a cicatrix.
D) The combining form rhytid/o means wrinkle.


washai

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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
Wow, this really help

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Excellent

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