The correct meaning of the first root in the term atherosclerosis is:

A) fatty plaque
B) blood vessel
C) hold back
D) artery


A
Explanation: The deconstructed term is ather/o/scler/osis. The first root is ather. Don't confuse ather/o, "fatty," with arteri/o, "artery."

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