Question

unscramble the letters to form a medical term from the clues. use the letters in squares to complete the bonus term. 1. suffix meaning enlargement gaymle 2. suffix meaning separation, breakdown sysil 3. holding back blood from an area of the body haseimic 4. ear pain tailoga 5. benign tumor of muscle yaoam 6. sharp, sudden, severe tueca bonus term: tumor of bone marrow (hint: it affects multiple areas of bone marrow tissue.)

Explanation:

1. The suffix meaning enlargement is "megaly". Unscrambling "GAYMLE" gives "megaly".
2. The suffix meaning separation, breakdown is "lysis". Unscrambling "SYSIL" gives "lysis".
3. Holding back blood from an area of the body is "ischemia". Unscrambling "HASEIMIC" gives "ischemia".
4. Ear - pain is "otalgia". Unscrambling "TAILOGA" gives "otalgia".
5. A benign tumor of muscle is "myoma". Unscrambling "YMOAM" gives "myoma".
6. Sharp, sudden, severe is "acute". Unscrambling "TUECA" gives "acute".

For the bonus term, a tumor of bone marrow that affects multiple areas of bone marrow tissue is "multiple myeloma". The letters from the previous answers in the squares can be used to form this term.

Answer:

1. megaly
2. lysis
3. ischemia
4. otalgia
5. myoma
6. acute

Bonus term: multiple myeloma