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BrownTown3

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on: Jun 27, 2018
Which term means dry skin condition?
 
  a. xanthoderma
  b. pyoderma
  c. xeroderma
  d. pachyderma

Question 2

The combining form tens/o means pressure. This is commonly used in medical terminology in the word tension, which means blood pressure. Choose the correct spelling for the prefix to construct a term that means abnormally low
 
   ________tension A) hypo-
  B) hyper-
  C) hippa-
  D) hemi-


Joy Chen

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

c
Explanation:
a. xanthoderma: means yellow skin
b. pyoderma: means pus in the skin
c. xeroderma: correct
d. pachyderma: means thick skin

Answer to Question 2

A


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