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tiffannnnyyyyyy

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on: Jun 27, 2018
The medical term for the condition of stones in the gallbladder or bile ducts is:
 
  A) cholecystitis
  B) cholelithiasis
  C) choledocholithotomy
  D) cholecystectomy

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Narcotic analgesics are medications used to treat severe pain.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B
Explanation: The root chol/e means bile or gall; lith, stone; and the suffix -iasis, condition of. The other terms can be eliminated by their suffix: -itis, inflammation, and -tomy, incision.

Answer to Question 2

TRUE


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