Select the suffix that means "hard."
A) -stenosis
B) -spasm
C) -stomy
D) -sclerosis
D
Explanation: Often confused is -stenosis, "narrowing," with -sclerosis, "hardening." With arteriosclerosis, the hardening of the inside of the blood vessel wall due to plaque does lead to stenosis, or a narrowing of the passageway inside the vessel for blood to flow.
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