Which term means to deduce from evidence?

• A. to swallow
• B. within the body
• C. to conclude
• D. infer

Answer: (D)

The main idea here is deducing a likely explanation from clues and evidence. Infer is the verb that captures that reasoning process: you look at the available clues, weigh them, and derive a probable conclusion about what is happening. For example, if a patient has fever, shortness of breath, and a chest X-ray showing infiltrates, you infer that pneumonia is a likely diagnosis. The other options don’t fit this sense: one means to swallow, another describes a location or context in the body, and the remaining term refers more generally to arrive at a conclusion, which is close but does not specify the reasoning step from evidence as clearly as infer.