Roentgen named his discovery the roentgen ray

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False. Roentgen reported his finding at a scientific meeting, he spoke of it as an x-ray because the symbol x represented the unknown. After his findings were reported and published, fellow scientists honored him by calling the invisible ray the roentgen ray.

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________ Dynia is a suffix that means pain

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Insulin resistance occurs when increased free fatty acids, used in lipid formation, inhibit ____ utilization in the muscle.

A. carbohydrate B. glucose C. protein D. oxygen

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A 16-year-old girl developed multiple recurrent fluid-filled lesions of the vermilion of her lower lip. This has happened before in the same site. She has no eye, genital, or cutaneous lesions. A cytology smear contained numerous multinucleated cells. The diagnosis is:

a. Pemphigus vulgaris b. Mucous membrane pemphigoid c. Lichen planus d. Aphthous stomatitis e. Herpes simplex infection

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What are the duties of the workers in the various animal-care careers?

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