If cyst is the word root for bladder, what is cystitis?
A) inflammation of the bladder
B) removal of the bladder
C) cancer of the bladder
D) disease of the bladder
A
Explanation: The suffix -itis means "inflammation." A term referring to disease would have the suffix -pathy; cancer, -oma; and removal, -ectomy.
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