Inflammation with tenderness and swelling of a skeletal muscle is known as ________
A) muscular dystrophy
B) myopathy
C) myositis
D) avulsion
C
Explanation: A) This does not describe muscular dystrophy.
B) The suffix -pathy means "disease," but does not include inflammation.
C) Correct! My/o- means "muscle" and -itis means "inflammation of; infection of."
D) The suffix -ion means "action," but does not include inflammation.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word