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jilianpiloj

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on: Jun 27, 2018

When you combine word parts to build medical words, if the suffix begins with a vowel, delete the combining vowel on the combining form.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

A disease characterized by elevated pressure in the eyeball is:

A. glaucoma
B. conjunctivitis
C. astigmatism
D. cataracts

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s.meritte

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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

TRUE

Answer to Question 2

A

jilianpiloj

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Reply #2 on: Jun 27, 2018

Thank you

s.meritte

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Reply #3 on: Jun 27, 2018

No problemo

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