Lith(o) denotes which substance?

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Multiple Choice

Lith(o) denotes which substance?

Explanation:
Lith(o) comes from a Greek word meaning stone. In medical terms it signals that the word relates to stones, not to water, air, or blood. That’s why it denotes stone. For contrast, water is shown with hydro- (as in hydrocephalus), air with aero- or pneum-, and blood with hemo- or hemato- (as in hematology or hemothorax).

Lith(o) comes from a Greek word meaning stone. In medical terms it signals that the word relates to stones, not to water, air, or blood. That’s why it denotes stone. For contrast, water is shown with hydro- (as in hydrocephalus), air with aero- or pneum-, and blood with hemo- or hemato- (as in hematology or hemothorax).

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