Which term means drooping kidney?

A) nephroptosis
B) nephrosis
C) nephrostomy
D) nephromegaly


A
Explanation: Nephr/o means kidney and -ptosis means drooping. -osis means abnormal condition, so nephrosis means abnormal kidney condition. -ostomy means surgically create an opening, so nephrostomy means to create an opening into the kidney. -megaly means enlarged, so nephromegaly means enlarged kidney.

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