APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

ANATOMY

LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which suffix means enlarged?
A
Algia
B
Emia
C
Genic
D
Megaly
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: –MEGALY (enlargement) results from the combination of the word root MEGAL (large) and the suffix-Y (which forms the term into a noun).

Detailed explanation-2: -Dilation: The process of enlargement, stretching, or expansion. The word “dilatation” means the same thing. Both come from the Latin “dilatare” meaning “to enlarge or expand."

Detailed explanation-3: -Here’s another example… Hepato, or liver…and megaly, which means large or enlarged. If you combine the word root and the suffix you get hepatomegaly.

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