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Exercise 10
Most of the suffixes covered so far can be combined with lip(o), the root meaning fat. Match the terms on the left with the definitions on the right.
Answer:
- lipoid — c. Fatlike, resembling fat
-oid means like, resembling, in the form of - lipoma — a. A tumor made up of fat cells
-oma means tumor - lipomatosis — d. A condition characterized by tumor-like fat accumulations in the tissue
-osis means condition of - lipogenic — b. Forming, producing, or caused by fat
-genic means forming, producing, or productive of
Terms and Definition:
- lipoid — fatlike, resembling fat
- lipoma — a tumor made up of fat cells
- lipomatosis — a condition characterized by turmor-like fat accumulations in the tissue
- lipogenic — forming, producing, or caused by fat
