What word parts do you need to build a medical word that means “enlargement of the liver and spleen”?
A. –itis and hepat/o– and splen/o–
B. –megaly and hepat/o– and splen/o–
C. –ectomy and hepat/o– and pancreat/o–
D. –ous and pancreat/o– and gastr/o–
Answer:B
What word parts do you need to build a medical word that means “enlargement of the liver and spleen”?
A. –itis and hepat/o– and splen/o– B. –megaly and hepat/o– and splen/o– C. –ectomy and hepat/o– and pancreat/o– D. –ous and pancreat/o– and gastr/o–
Explanation: A) The suffix –itis does not mean “enlargement.”