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HCHenry

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Select the combining form that means chest.
 
  A. thorac/o
   B. trache/o
   C. tonsill/o
   D. pharyng/o

Question 2

The medical language definition of cardiopulmonary is ________.
 
  A) disease (of the) heart (and) lung
  B) disease (of the) blood (and) respiration
  C) pertaining to (the) heart (and) lung
  D) pertaining to (the) lung (and) diaphragm



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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

C
Explanation: A) The suffix -ary does not mean disease.
B) The suffix -ary does not mean disease.
C) Correct
D) Cardi/o- means heart, not lung.



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