EPITHELIUM CONNECTIVE TISSUE SKIN
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Question
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Lip/o means ____ ?
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death
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fat
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sweat
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hard
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -a combining form meaning “fat, ‘’ used in the formation of compound words: lipolysis. Also especially before a vowel, lip-.
Detailed explanation-2: -noun. a swollen mouth or lip, as from a blow: He said if I didn’t shut up he’d give me a fat lip.
Detailed explanation-3: -lipo-(1) word-forming element meaning “fat” (n.), from Greek lipos “fat” (n.), from PIE root *leip-“to stick, adhere, ‘’ also used to form words for “fat."
Detailed explanation-4: -To give someone some lip means to speak to someone in a way which is rude and doesn’t show respect. Examples: That rude young boy gave me some lip when I asked him to stop smoking.
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