Medical Terminology / Unit 2 MedTerm 0068 short lesson, about 20 seconds
-megaly: Enlargement
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The idea
The suffix megaly names enlargement of the structure its root identifies.
In practice
Cardiomegaly is enlargement of the heart.
Where people slip
Megaly describes size, not cause. An enlarged organ can have many different reasons.
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