Question

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eoplasm\ literally means:
○ black/tumor
○ fleshy/tumor
○ gland/crab/tumor
○ new/growth

1. what is a hair that grows through or follows an abnormal hair channel to the surface of the skin called?

○ hirsutism
○ ingrown
○ alopecia
○ angiokeratoma

Explanation:

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To determine the literal meaning of "neoplasm", we analyze the word's roots. "Neo-" means "new" and "-plasm" relates to "growth" (from Greek roots). The other options: "black/tumor" would relate to "melan-" (e.g., melanoma), "fleshy/tumor" to "sarco-", and "gland/crab/tumor" to terms like "adeno-" (gland) and "carcino-" (crab, cancer). So "neoplasm" means "new/growth".

• Hirsutism is excessive hair growth in women in male - pattern areas.
• Ingrown hair is a hair that grows through or follows an abnormal hair channel (follicle) to the skin's surface, often curling back or growing sideways into the skin.
• Alopecia is hair loss.
• Angiokeratoma is a skin lesion involving blood vessels and keratin. So the correct term for a hair growing through an abnormal channel is "ingrown".

Answer:

new/growth

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