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What does the medical terminology combining form -megaly mean?
-megaly means abnormal enlargement
What is the medical term meaning surgical enlargement of the urethra?
Urethro/megaly Urethra = urethr/o Abnormal enlargement = -megaly
What does the suffix megaly mean?
enlargement
What is the medical terminology combining form meaning enlargement?
-megaly is the medical terminology combining form meaning enlargement, as in thyromegaly (enlargement of the thyroid) and hepatomegaly (enlargement of the liver).MEGALY-megaly
What are other words besides megaly that mean enlargement?
hypertrophy
What is cardiomegaly?
It is the medical term for enlarged heart. (Cardio = Heart, megaly = enlarged)
What is hepatosplenomegaly?
A mildly enlarged liver. Hepat/o = liver megaly= enlarged
What is the suffix of the term nephromegaly?
The suffix of the term nephromegaly is "-megaly," which means enlargement.
What is the combining form and its meaning to cardiomegaly?
Cardio- means heart, and -megaly means abnormal enlargement, so cardiomegaly is abnormal enlargement of the heart.
What are tachycardia and cardiomegaly?
tachy- = rapidcardio- = hearttachycardia = rapid heart rate(bradycardia meaning slow heart rate)-megaly = the condition of being enlargedcardiomegaly = enlarged heart
Is megaly a root a prefix or a suffix?
In English, it is generally used as a suffix to indicate the state of something being large, often abnormally so. "cardiomegaly", then, describes the state of having an enlarged heart.
How does malaria affect human morphology?
Patient becomes weak and debilitated. He looks pale due to anaemia. His abdomen may look enlarged due to hepato-spleeno-megaly. Spleen may become palpable at the umbilicus, at time bigger.
