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azncindy619

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on: Jun 27, 2018
The combining form ather/o-, as seen in atherosclerosis, means ________.
 
  A) cholesterol
  B) hard
  C) blood vessel
  D) soft, fatty substance

Question 2

Because of the meanings of the combining forms, we know that the medical word cholecystokinin has something to do with ________.
 
  A) bile and bowel movement
  B) digestion and elimination
  C) the gallbladder and movement
  D) the liver and bile


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

D
Explanation: A) Cholesterol/o- means cholesterol.
B) Scler/o- means hard.
C) Angi/o-, vas/o-, and vascul/o- mean blood vessel.
D) Correct

Answer to Question 2

C
Explanation: A) Cholecyst/o- means gallbladder and kin/o- means movement.
B) Cholecyst/o- means gallbladder and kin/o- means movement.
C) Correct
D) Cholecyst/o- means gallbladder and kin/o- means movement.


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