Because of the meanings of the combining forms, we know that the medical word cholecystokinin has something to do with ________

A) bile and bowel movement
B) digestion and elimination
C) the gallbladder and movement
D) the liver and bile


C
Explanation: A) Cholecyst/o- means "gallbladder" and kin/o- means "movement."
B) Cholecyst/o- means "gallbladder" and kin/o- means "movement."
C) Correct!
D) Cholecyst/o- means "gallbladder" and kin/o- means "movement."

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