By Looking at the Meaning of the Combining Form Pil/o-

question 74

Essay

By looking at the meaning of the combining form pil/o-, we can tell that a pilonidal sinus is initially caused by an abnormal ________.

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Definitions:

Surgery

A branch of medicine that involves the treatment of injuries or disorders by cutting, removing, or altering parts of the body to remove diseased tissue or repair damaged areas.

Nomogram

A form of line chart showing scales for the variables involved in a particular formula in such a way that corresponding values for each variable lie in a straight line intersecting all the scales.

Dosages

A prescribed amount of medication or substance to be taken to achieve a desired therapeutic effect.

Fluid Ounces

A unit of volume used mostly to measure liquids, differing slightly between the US and the UK systems.