The prefix circum- means ________
A) "around"
B) "painful"
C) "surgical removal"
D) "to cut"
A
Explanation: A) Correct!
B) The prefix dys-, not circum-, means "abnormal; difficult; painful."
C) The suffix -ectomy, not the prefix circum-, means "surgical removal."
D) The combining form cis/o-, not the prefix circum-, means "cut."
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