What Word Parts Do You Need to Build a Medical

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Multiple Choice

What word parts do you need to build a medical word that means "inflammation of the appendix"?

• A)append/o- and -ectomy
• B)appendic/o- and -ectomy
• C)append/o- and -itis
• D)appendic/o- and -itis

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Definitions:

Acheulean Technology

A Stone Age technology characterized by distinctive oval and pear-shaped hand-axes, associated with early humans, particularly Homo erectus.

Genus Homo

The genus to which modern humans belong, characterized by higher mental faculties, upright posture, and bipedal locomotion.

Oldowan Tools

The earliest known stone tool industry, dating back to about 2.6 million years ago, associated with Homo habilis and used by early hominins for cutting, scraping, and processing animal and plant materials.

Homo Floresiensis

A species of small hominin that lived on the island of Flores, Indonesia, until about 50,000 years ago, known for its relatively small stature and brain size.