What word parts do you need to build a medical word that means "disease of the intestine"?

A) enter/o- and -pathy
B) lapar/o- and -tomy
C) intestin/o- and -al
D) enter/o- and -itis


A
Explanation: A) Correct!
B) These word parts mean "process of making an incision into the abdomen."
C) These word parts mean "pertaining to the intestine."
D) These word parts mean "infection of the intestine."

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