Break down the medical word into its word parts, and give the meaning of each word part. Then give the definition of the medical word.

Pericardial


Definition: Pertaining to the area around the heart
Prefix and definition: peri-, “around”
Combining form and definition: cardi/o, “heart”
Suffix and definition: -al, “pertaining to”

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A) urinary retention B) a vesicovaginal fistula C) a vesicovaginal fissure D) a vesicovaginostomy

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a. Drugs prepared in specific synthetic laboratories b. Barbiturates and tranquilizers c. Drugs that are not organic d. Drugs mixed with polyurethane

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