Which medical term means "inflammation of the appendix"?
a. appendicitis
b. appenditis
c. appendicopathy
d. appendicosis
a
Explanation:
a. appendicitis: correct
b. appenditis: append- is not the correct word root
c. appendicopathy: -pathy means "disease of"
d. appendicosis: -osis means "abnormal condition of"
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