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Awilson837

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on: Jun 27, 2018
The combining form somat/o means:
 
  A. nerve root
  B. sensation
  C. speech
  D. body

Question 2

When cholelithiasis becomes choledocholithiasis, it means that ________.
 
  A) the infection has gotten worse
  B) the gallstone has moved into the common bile duct
  C) the disease has spread to the liver
  D) the infection has spread from the pancreas to the intestines


Ahernandez18

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

D

Answer to Question 2

B
Explanation: A) The suffix -iasis does not mean infection.
B) Correct
C) Chol/e- refers to the bile, not the liver.
D) Chol/e- refers to the bile, not the liver.


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