Question

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means​ "tumor (of​ the) bone​ (and) connective​ tissue"?

a. ​-ist, aden/o-,​ hepat/o-
b. ​-oma, oste/o-,​ sarc/o-
c. ​-pathy, surg/o-,​ lip/o-
d. ​-graphy, blast/o-,​ onc/o-?

Answer 1

The correct answer is b. -oma, oste/o-, sarc/o-.

Tumours of mesenchymal origin including bones and connective tissue are called sarcoma.
Bone tumors can be malignant and benign. Examples of benign include: osteoma, osteoid osteoma, osteochondroma, osteoblastoma, enchondroma. Examples of malignant include: osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, fibrosarcoma.