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The core foundation of a medical term is the A. combining root. B. suffix. C. word root. D. prefix.

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The core foundation of medical term is word root.

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c.word root

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Word root is the foundation of a medical term that contains the fundamental meaning of the word.For example Greek word roots are used to buid words in medicine that describe diseases,conditions, treatments and diagnosis.Latin word roots are used to build words that describe anatomic structures such as derm to mean skin.

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