Nephr/o means kidney and -megaly means enlarged; therefore, nephromegaly means enlarged kidney. -malacia means abnormal softening, so nephromalacia means an abnormally soft kidney. -stenosis means narrowing; thus, nephrostenosis means kidney narrowing. -sclerosis means hardening; thus, nephrosclerosis means kidney hardening.
A) nephrosis
B) nephropathy
C) nephroma
D) nephromegaly
C) nephroma
Nephr/o means kidney and -oma means tumor, so nephroma means kidney tumor. -
osis means abnormal condition; therefore, nephrosis means abnormal condition of the kidney. -
pathy means disease; thus, nephropathy means kidney disease. -megaly means enlarged; hence,
nephromegaly means enlarged kidney.
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