Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means "tumor (composed of) star-like structure cell(s)"?

A) -ar, cerebr/o-, vascul/o-
B) -ic, neur/o-, log/o-
C) -oma, neur/o-, fibr/o-
D) -oma, astr/o-, cyt/o-


D
Explanation: A) These word parts make cerebrovascular.
B) These word parts make neurologic.
C) These word parts make neurofibroma, a tumor but not one with starlike structure cells.
D) Correct! Astrocytoma.

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