Consider the medical term lymphoma. The phonetic spelling of this term is written like this: "limm FOH mah." Which of the following statements is correct about the pronunciation of this term?

A) The o sound is pronounced like the o sound in hot.
B) This term has four syllables, and no syllable receives any special emphasis.
C) This term is an acronym.
D) This term has three syllables, and the second syllable receives the most emphasis.


D

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