LYMPHATIC
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
Question
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Algia
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Emia
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Genic
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Megaly
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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). CARDIOMEGALY means enlargement of the heart.
Detailed explanation-2: -The word ‘acromegaly’ can be broken into two parts. ‘Acro’ means extremity, so you know the term has something to do with your extremities, such as arms and legs. The suffix ‘megaly’ means ‘enlargement of.
Detailed explanation-3: -What does megalo-mean? Megalo-is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “large, great, grand, abnormally large.” It is used in many scientific and medical terms.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.