Meaning
suffix-ectasis
dilation, expansion
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Terms built from -ectasis
2 terms in the TermDecode library use this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with -ectasis marked.
-ectasis decoded step by step
2 library terms, read one part at a time.
- The root bronchi/o means “bronchus”.
- The suffix -ectasis means “dilation”.
- Together: Chronic dilation of the bronchi.
- The prefix atel- means “incomplete”.
- The suffix -ectasis means “expansion”.
- Together: Collapse or incomplete expansion of lung tissue.
Parts that combine with -ectasis
Word parts that appear alongside -ectasis in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.
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