What is the meaning of the suffix -oma?
A) fiber
B) smooth muscle
C) tumor
D) striated muscle
QUESTION 2Which condition is characterized by the destruction of skeletal muscle fibers and the release of muscle cell contents into the bloodstream?
A) rhabdomyolysis
B) dermatomyositis
C) fibromyalgia
D) leiomyofibroma
QUESTION 3What is the meaning of the suffix -asthenia?
A) presence of inflammation
B) muscle tone
C) without feeling or sensation
D) connective tissue
QUESTION 4Which suffix means destruction, or break down?
A) -oma
B) -itis
C) -algia
D) -lysis
QUESTION 5Which term refers to increased muscular movement or physical activity?
A) dystrophy
B) hyperkinesia
C) dyskinesia
D) hypertrophy
QUESTION 6What is the meaning of the term ganglion?
A) noncancerous lump filled with jellylike fluid
B) tumor of connective tissue
C) shortening or tightening of a muscle
D) tumor of smooth muscle
QUESTION 7Which condition describes an abnormal and often permanent flexion at a joint caused by atrophy and shortening of muscle fibers?
A) fibroma
B) contracture
C) leiomyofibroma
D) contraction
QUESTION 8Which word element refers to growth, or development?
A) dys-
B) -itis
C) brady-
D) -trophy
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