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newyorker26

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Diseases that are categorized as ________ have no identifiable cause.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

A patient suffering from anoxia has a/an ________.
 
  A) an inability to breathe
  B) oxygen that cannot be metabolized
  C) condition without breathing
  D) a lack of oxygen in the arterial blood



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Answer to Question 1

idiopathic

Answer to Question 2

D
Explanation: A) This does not describe anoxia.
B) Oxygen is not metabolized.
C) The combining form ox/o- means oxygen, not breathing.
D) Correct



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