The suffix used when documenting an abnormal enlargement of a specified body part. It is medical terminology indicating an irregular or excessive increase in the size of an organ or specific tissue. Some organomegalies are:
-Megaly is derived from the Greek word "megas" meaning, as one might imagine, large, and is also seen in the prefix megalo-, which is used in such words as megalocephaly and megalomaniac. -Megaly, as already mentioned, is used in combination with other word roots to describe specific conditions involving organ or tissue enlargement in medical diagnoses.