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anjilletteb

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on: Jun 27, 2018
Suffixes may be used to indicate location or number.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

A 33-year-old patient has not had her period for several months and is not pregnant. The medical term for absence of menstrual discharge is:
 
  A) endometriosis
  B) menorrhagia
  C) amenorrhea
  D) dysmenorrhea


Jordin Calloway

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

False

Answer to Question 2

C
Explanation: The prefix a- means without or absence of. The combining form men/o means month or menstruation and the suffix -rrhea means discharge.


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