-megaly
Suffix Medical Terminology
Enlargement.
Example: hepatomegaly (enlarged liver)
Sources
- Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
- Clinical Nursing Skills, Chapter 27 Key Terms · OpenStax
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- -logyStudy of.
- -lysisBreaking down, destruction, or dissolving.
- -malaciaSoftening.
- -maniaAbnormal, intense impulse or excitement.
- -meterInstrument for measuring.
- -metryProcess of measuring.
- -oidResembling or like.
- -ole, -uleSmall.