Question

1. the diagnostic term hirsut/ism literally means:

○ huge limbs
○ resembling fish skin
○ the state of being hairy
○ condition of warts

1. the diagnostic term squamous cell carcinoma actually means:

○ multiple knots or nodules of the skin
○ fleshy tumors
○ soft tumors
○ scaly crab-like cell tumors of the surface tissue

Explanation:

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To determine the literal meaning of "Hirsut/ism", we analyze the root word "hirsut-" which relates to hair (from Latin "hirsutus" meaning hairy). The suffix "-ism" denotes a state or condition. So "hirsutism" refers to the state of being hairy. "Huge limbs" is incorrect (not related to hair), "resembling fish skin" refers to a different condition (like ichthyosis), and "condition of warts" is unrelated to hair.

For "Squamous Cell Carcinoma", "squamous" comes from Latin "squama" meaning scale, and "carcinoma" relates to cancer (from "carcin-" meaning crab - like, as cancer was once thought to resemble a crab). So it refers to scaly, crab - like cell tumors of the surface tissue (squamous cells are flat, scale - like cells in surface tissue). "Multiple knots or nodules of the skin" is incorrect (not the meaning of squamous cell carcinoma), "fleshy tumors" and "soft tumors" do not capture the scale - like and crab - like aspects of the term.

Answer:

the state of being hairy

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