In the medical word xenophobia, the combining form xen/o- means ________

A) "spider"
B) "crowds"
C) "foreign"
D) "avoidance; fear"


C
Explanation: A) Arachn/o- means "spider; spider web."
B) There is no medical word that means crowds.
C) Correct!
D) Phob/o- means "avoidance; fear."

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