The correct meaning of the suffix in the term mastoiditis is:

A) breast
B) mastoid
C) inflammation
D) infection


Answer: C
Explanation: The term literally means "inflammation of the part resembling a breast." The word part construction of this term is mastoid/itis. The mastoid process is an area of the temporal bone of the skull housing the middle and internal ear.

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