When a patient arrives at the clinic, she is unable to speak any louder than a whisper. The doctor believes she might have inflammation of the voice box. The medical term for this condition is:
A) sinusitis
B) pharyngitis
C) laryngitis
D) bronchitis
C
Explanation: All the answers contain the suffix -itis, meaning "inflammation." The roots indicate the anatomical location of the inflammation: sinus, pharynx, larynx, or bronchi.
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