In the medical word degenerative, the combining form means ________

A) "creation; production"
B) "destruction"
C) "reversal of; without"
D) "unknown"


A
Explanation: A) Correct!
B) The combining form gener/o- does not mean this.
C) "Reversal of; without" is the meaning of the prefix de-, not the combining form.
D) The combining form gener/o- does not mean this.

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