MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

ABDOMINAL

GENERALISED LYMPHADENOPATHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The combining form that means to eat or swallow is:
A
phag/o
B
pin/o
C
leuk/o
D
path/o
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The combining form phag/o-means: eating; swallowing. The combining form phag/o-means: eating; swallowing.

Detailed explanation-2: -The combining form-phagy is used like a suffix meaning “eating” or “devouring” the thing specified by the first part of the word.

Detailed explanation-3: -pyro-a combining form meaning “fire, ‘’ “heat, ‘’ “high temperature, ‘’ used in the formation of compound words: pyrogen; pyrolusite; pyromancy.

Detailed explanation-4: -Examples of phago-One example of a term from biology that features the combining form phago-is phagocyte, meaning “any cell, as a macrophage, that ingests and destroys foreign particles, bacteria, and cell debris.” The first part of the word, phago-, means “eating, ‘’ as we’ve seen.

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