Many medical terms are made of multiple word parts combined together. Such medical terms are called:
A) abbreviations
B) acronyms
C) eponyms
D) constructed terms
D
Explanation: Word parts—including prefixes, suffixes, and word roots—and combining forms create constructed terms. The key to learning constructed terms is to first learn the meaning of the various word parts. Eponyms are terms derived from names of individuals. Acronyms are words derived from the first letters of words in a compound term.
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