Question

the root word \aden-\ means \gland.\ which term refers to a mass or tumor in a gland?
○ adenitis
○ adenopathy
○ adenectomy
○ adenoma

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each term using the root "aden-" (gland) and suffix meanings:

• adenitis: "itis" means inflammation, so it's gland inflammation.
• adenectomy: "ectomy" means removal, so it's gland removal.
• adenopathy: "pathy" means disease, so it's gland disease.
• adenoma: "oma" means tumor/mass, so it's a mass/tumor in a gland.

Answer:

adenoma (the term with "aden-" (gland) and "oma" (tumor/mass) suffix, matching "a mass or tumor in a gland").