Which of the following terms means enlarged heart?
A) cardiorrhexis
B) cardiostenosis
C) cardiosclerosis
D) cardiomegaly
D) cardiomegaly
Cardi/o means heart and -megaly means enlarged; thus, cardiomegaly means
enlarged heart. -stenosis means narrowing, so cardiostenosis means narrowing heart. -sclerosis
means hardening; therefore, cardiosclerosis means hardening heart.
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