Which Root Would Be Used in Medical Terms That Pertain

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which root would be used in medical terms that pertain to suffering or disease?

• A) gen/o
• B) morph/o
• C) path/o
• D) troph/o
• E) xer/o

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Definitions:

Energy

The capacity to do work.

Thymine Dimers

Molecular lesions formed by covalent bonding between two adjacent thymine bases in DNA, often as a result of ultraviolet radiation.

UV Light

Ultraviolet light, a type of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than visible light but longer than X-rays, harmful to living tissue.

Cytosine Dimers

Incorrect pairing of cytosine bases that can occur due to damage, often caused by ultraviolet radiation, leading to mutations.