Question

1. the diagnostic term that means tumor made up of nerve cells is:

○ neur/oma
○ poly/neur/itis
○ cerebr/al thromb/o/sis
○ en/cephalo/malacia

1. the word part pia- means:

○ split
○ gentle
○ mind
○ glue

Explanation:

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To solve this, we analyze each term:

• "neur/oma": "neur-" relates to nerve, "oma" means tumor. So it means a tumor of nerve cells.
• "poly/neur/itis": "poly-" (many), "neur-" (nerve), "itis" (inflammation) → inflammation of many nerves.
• "cerebr/al thromb/o/sis": Related to cerebral (brain) thrombosis (blood clot).
• "en/cephalo/malacia": "encephalo-" (brain), "malacia" (softening) → brain softening.

The prefix "Pia-" (as in pia mater) means gentle. "Split" is not related, "mind" is for terms like "psych-", "glue" is for "gli-".

Answer:

A. neur/oma

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