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Posttest: Set 1
You already have learned some of the general terms associated with the cancer patient and tumor registries. For instance, you have learned that the two basic types of cancer are called carcinoma and sarcoma. Below is an analysis of the word elements of these terms.
Determine whether each of the word elements listed below is a root or suffix. Please indicate the correct answer by clicking one of the two radio buttons below each word element.
Answer:
- ura — root
- genic a — suffix
- osisa — suffix
- ologya — suffix
- itisa — suffix
- plasma — root
