A specialist in the study of disease or the characteristics of a disease is a ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
pathologist
A pathologist is an M.D. or D.O. who specializes in pathology, the study of disease or characteristics of a disease. The term deconstructs into the suffix -logist meaning one who studies and root/combining form path/o- meaning disease.
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Ortho- means:
A)crooked? B) narrow C) straight D) bone
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