Break down the medical word into its word parts, and give the meaning of each word part. Then, give the definition of the medical word.
Xeroderma
Definition:
Combining form and definition:
Suffix and definition:
Definition: Condition of excessively dry skin
Combining forms and definitions: xer/o, “dry;” derma, “skin”
Suffix and definition: -a, “singular”
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
A client has fractured his sternum when his chest hit the steering wheel during an accident. Which of the following statements most accurately describes the physiologic function of bone marrow?
A) Hematopoiesis takes place in red bone marrow. B) Yellow bone marrow predominates in infants. C) By adulthood, all red bone marrow has been replaced by yellow bone marrow. D) Yellow bone marrow is hematopoietically active in infants, but not in adults.
Bleeding from the stomach is spelled:?
A) gastrorhagia B) gastrorrhagia C) gastrorhea D) gastrorrhea
Ras/o means:?
A)razor? B) scrape C) to cut D) to restrict