PATHOLOGY MCQ
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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Question
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What is imperfect?
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atel/o
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nas/o
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cyst/o
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olfact/o
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -atel-(atelo-) combining form denoting imperfect or incomplete development. A Dictionary of Nursing.
Detailed explanation-2: -When you take a word root and add a vowel it becomes a combining form. This vowel is usually an ―o‖, and it is called a combining vowel.-cyst/o-therm/o The combining vowel is used before suffixes that begin with a consonant and before another word root. Prefixes are not included in this rule.
Detailed explanation-3: -atel-imperfect, incomplete (atelencephalia: incomplete development of the brain).
Detailed explanation-4: -ox/o, ox/a= oxygen. pector/o= chest. pharyng/o= pharynx (throat)
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