Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term pancreatolithiasis?
A)pancreato (pancreas) + lith (cyst) + iasis (disease) = disease caused by a cyst in the pancreas
B)pancreato (pancreas) + lith (cyst) + iasis (presence) = presence of a cyst in the pancreas
C)pancreato (pancreas) + lith (stone) + iasis (disease) = disease caused by a stone in the
D)pancreato (pancreas) + lith (stone) + iasis (presence) = presence of a stone in the pancreas
E)pancreato (pancreas) + lith (tumor) + iasis (presence) = presence of a tumor in the pancreas

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Pancreatolithiasis is a medical term that is composed of three parts: pancreato (pancreas), lith (stone), and iasis (presence). Therefore, the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term pancreatolithiasis is the presence of a stone in the pancreas. Choice A is incorrect because lith does not mean cyst. Choice B is incorrect because iasis does not mean disease. Choice C is incorrect because lith does not mean cyst and iasis does not mean disease. Choice E is incorrect because lith does not mean tumor.

Which Is the Correct Breakdown and Translation of the Medical