Match the Combining Forms with Their Meanings

question 19

Multiple Choice

Match the combining forms with their meanings.
-x-ray; radiation; radius (lower arm bone on the thumb side)

• A)albin//o
• B)anter/o
• C)caud/o
• D)cephal/o
• E)chrom/o
• F)cyan/o
• G)cyt/o
• H)dist/o
• I)dors/o
• J)erythr/o
• K)hist/o
• L)infer/o
• M)jaund/o
• N)kary/o
• O)later/o
• P)medi/o
• Q)melan/o
• R)poli/o
• S)poster/o
• T)proxim/o
• U)radi/o
• V)tom/o
• W)ventr/o
• X)viscer/o

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