To Define a Medical Word That Contains a Combining Form

question 159

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To define a medical word that contains a combining form and a suffix,you put the meaning of the suffix first,followed by the meaning of the combining form.

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Definitions:

Muscle

A tissue in animal bodies composed of fibers capable of contracting to effect bodily movement.

Glossopharyngeal

Relating to the ninth cranial nerve, important for swallowing, saliva production, and the sensation of taste and touch from the posterior part of the tongue.

Hypoglossal

Relating to the hypoglossal nerve, which is the twelfth cranial nerve responsible for motor function of most of the tongue muscles.

Abducens

Relating to the abducens nerve, which is the sixth cranial nerve responsible for controlling the movement of a muscle that abducts the eyeball (lateral rectus muscle).