The best definition of the medical word parathyroid is ________
A) "abnormal thyroid"
B) "above the thyroid"
C) "two parts of a pair on the thyroid"
D) "disease of the thyroid"
C
Explanation: A) One of the meanings of para- is abnormal, but this is not the correct meaning when it is used in the word parathyroid.
B) The prefix para- does not mean above.
C) Correct! In the word parathyroid, the correct meaning of the prefix para- is "two parts of a pair" because there are two pairs of parathyroid glands.
D) The prefix para- does not mean disease.
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