The prefix para- means ________
A) "against"
B) "abnormal; apart from; beside; two parts of a pair"
C) "condition; process"
D) "in conjunction with"
B
Explanation: A) Para- does not mean against.
B) Correct!
C) The suffix -osis means "condition; process."
D) There are no medical word parts that mean in conjunction with.
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