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Exercise 12
Some of the things which can happen to the body are listed below in the left column. Based on your knowledge of the meaning of suffixes, match these descriptions with the technical terms on the right.
Answer:
- a shrinkage of the stomach — b. Gastrostenosis
- a prolapse of the uterus — f. Metroptosis
- protrusion of a part of the pharynx — e. Pharyngocele
- dilatation of the bronchus — d. Bronchiectasis
- emphysema of the lung — a. Pneumonectasis
- abnormal contraction of chest wall — c. Thoracostenosis
