Question

which term shows the correct use of the combining vowel? cyagotic cyantic

Explanation:

In medical terminology (relevant to the Natural Science subfield of Medicine and Health), a combining vowel (usually "o" or "i") is used to connect a word root and a suffix or another word root when the suffix or next root starts with a consonant. The root "cyan-" (related to blue, as in cyanosis) combined with the suffix "-otic" (pertaining to a condition) uses the combining vowel "o" to form "cyanotic" (correctly "cyanotic" – note the typo in the option as "cyagotic" is incorrect, but assuming it's a typo for "cyanotic" vs "cyantic"). The correct term with proper combining vowel use is "cyanotic" (the first option, likely a typo in the display as "cyagotic" should be "cyanotic"). The term "cyantic" does not use the combining vowel correctly as it skips the vowel between "cyan-" and "-tic" (if that were the suffix, but "-otic" is the correct suffix for the condition, and the combining vowel "o" is needed between "cyan-" and "-otic").

Answer:

A. cyagotic (assuming it's a typo for cyanotic, the correct term with proper combining vowel use)