ANATOMY
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
Question
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Which suffix means enlarged?
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Algia
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Emia
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Genic
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Megaly
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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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