The Ultimate Medical Terminology Challenge: Master the Language of Medicine
The clinical suffix '-ectasis' refers to which condition?
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'-ectasis' means stretching, dilation, or expansion. In chronic respiratory disorders, "bronchiectasis" is the progressive, permanent widening or dilation of the bronchial airways.
The clinical suffix '-ectasis' refers to which condition?
Surgical cutting
Expansion or dilation
Abnormal narrowing
Spontaneous rupture
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