The Ultimate Medical Terminology Challenge: Master the Language of Medicine
The physical root 'pleur/o' refers to what protective structure?
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'pleur/o' refers to the pleura, the double-layered serous membrane that surrounds the lungs and lines the chest cavity. "Pleurisy" is painful inflammation of this membrane.
The physical root 'pleur/o' refers to what protective structure?
The membrane surrounding lungs
The muscular wall of heart
The protective cartilages in ribs
The dense marrow of long bones
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