Digestive
hepatomegaly
hep-at-oh-MEG-uh-lee
StatusNew
Definition
Abnormal enlargement of the liver
PathologyDigestive
Breakdown
Etymology
Greek: hepat/o (liver) + -megaly (enlargement)
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