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what is the term for pregnancy, and what are its component word parts.
Transsphenoidal Adenomectomy means through (trans) the sphenoid bone (sphenoidal) and surgical removal of gland (adenectomy). This surgery is used to remove the tumor in the pituitary gland, under the brain.
An adenectomy is the removal of all or part of the adenoid glands.
Transsphenoidal Adenomectomy means through (trans) the sphenoid bone (sphenoidal) and surgical removal of gland (adenectomy). This surgery is used to remove the tumor in the pituitary gland, under the brain.
Component word parts are the individual chunks that make up an entire word. To break the word retroperitoneal into word components would result in "retro", "perito" and "neal".
neo-, nat, -ology
Poli/o, myel, -itis
neonatus (newborns) and -logy (the study of... )
Bronch\o -rrhea
Adenectomy
The term "endarterial" can be divided into its component word parts as follows: "end-" is a prefix meaning "within" or "inside." "arteri-" is the root word, referring to arteries. "-al" is a suffix that denotes "pertaining to." Therefore, "endarterial" can be broken down into "end-" (within) + "arteri-" (arteries) + "-al" (pertaining to), meaning pertaining to the inside of arteries.