The possible synonym for the word "abstract" as it is used in the sentence is "summarize," as stated in option 2 and further explained below.
A synonym is a word that has the same literal meaning as another word. In the sentence "he medical students were asked to abstract the information...," the word "abstract" can be substituted by a synonym.
Among the answer choices, the only suitable one is "summarize." In the sentence, "abstract" is being used as a verb, and the only answer choice that is also a verb is "summarize." Besides that, the meaning of the sentence remains the same.
With the information above in mind, we can choose option 2 as the correct answer.
The complete question is the following:
Which is a possible synonym for the word "abstract" as it is used in this sentence?
The medical students were asked to abstract the information in the related case studies.
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