In the medical word palliative, the combining form means ________

A) "technical skill"
B) "cause of disease"
C) "reduce the severity"
D) "recover"


C
Explanation: A) The combining form techn/o- means "technical skill."
B) The combining form eti/o- means "cause of disease."
C) Correct!
D) The combining form recuper/o- means "recover."

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