In the medical word peristalsis, the medical word part that means "contraction" is ________
A) peri-
B) stal/o-
C) stals/o-
D) -stalsis
B
Explanation: A) Peri- means "around."
B) Correct!
C) There is no combining form stals/o-.
D) There is no word part -stalsis.
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