Question

gorjana is making a study chart to learn some common medical root words. she has recorded the first two definitions in the chart.
common medical root words

root words	definitions
carcin(o)-	tumor or ulcer
hepat(o)-	x
ophthalm(o)-	y

which two definitions complete the chart?

• x: blood; y: eye
• x: blood; y: bone
• x: liver; y: eye
• x: liver; y: bone

Explanation:

To solve this, we recall medical root word definitions. The root "hepat(o)-" is associated with the liver, and "ophthalm(o)-" is associated with the eye. We check the options:

• For "hepat(o)-", the definition should be "liver" (so X is liver).
• For "ophthalm(o)-", the definition should be "eye" (so Y is eye). Among the options, the one with X: liver and Y: eye is the correct choice.

Answer:

C. X: liver; Y: eye (assuming the option with this text, as per the analysis)