The most common cancer in children, a type of cancer affecting the eye, is called ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
retinoblastoma
Retinoblastoma is the most common cancer in children and is diagnosed most commonly around 18 months of age. Twenty percent have the cancer present in both eyes, and the condition can be hereditary. The term deconstructs into the suffixes -oma meaning tumor, mass, and -blast- meaning germ cell, and root/combining form retin/o- meaning retina.
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a. thiamine b. riboflavin c. folate d. niacin
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a. laryngitis b. laryngospasm c. laryngoplegia d. laryngoplasty
The combining form super/o- means ________
A) "above" B) "below" C) "far" D) "head"