Question

1. the medical term hemat/oma means:

to hemorrhage
blood slowing
blood clot
blood swelling or tumor

1. the medical term epi/lepsy means:

seizure upon the mind and body
apoplexy
great convulsions
small convulsions

Explanation:

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To determine the meaning of "Hemat/oma", we analyze the word parts. "Hemat-" (or "hemato-") relates to blood, and "-oma" means a swelling or tumor (or a mass of a certain type). Let's evaluate the options:

• "to hemorrhage" is incorrect as "hemorrhage" is related to bleeding, not the meaning of "hematoma".
• "blood slowing" does not match the meaning of the word parts.
• "blood clot" is not the correct definition (a blood clot is a "thrombus", while a hematoma is a collection of blood outside vessels, often a swelling).
• "blood swelling or tumor" matches the meaning of "hematoma" (a mass of blood, like a swelling, due to bleeding outside blood vessels).

For "Epi/lepsy", we analyze the word parts. "Epi-" means "upon" or "over", and "lepsy" (from "lepsis") relates to seizure. Let's evaluate the options:

• "seizure upon the mind and body" matches the meaning: "epi-" (upon) and "lepsy" (seizure), so it refers to seizures affecting the mind and body.
• "apoplexy" is a stroke, not related to epilepsy.
• "great convulsions" and "small convulsions" are not the etymological meaning of "epilepsy" (it's about the seizure "upon" the body/mind, not just the size of convulsions).

Answer:

D. blood swelling or tumor

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