Write the Word or Phrase That Best Completes Each Statement

question 48

Short Answer

Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form style, meaning word root/combining vowel. For example, a combining form meaning heart is cardi/o. All answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form, meaning a hyphen before your answer. For example, the suffix meaning cell is -cyte. All answers to questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a hyphen after your answer. For example, a prefix meaning two is bi-.
Do not capitalize any of your answers or include a period at the end of your answer. The computer will not recognize your answer as correct if it is written in any other style.
-A medical term that means enlarged thyroid is ________.

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Definitions:

Transportation Problem

A type of optimization problem in operations research that involves finding the most cost-effective way to distribute products from several suppliers to multiple consumers.

Supply

The total amount of a product or service available for purchase at any given time.

Demand

The desire and ability of consumers to purchase goods or services at a given price.

Optimal Solution

The most efficient, cost-effective, or productive solution to a problem, typically identified through the use of mathematical models and analysis.