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-megaly
-megaly
a combining form meaning “irregular enlargement” of the organ of the body specified by the initial element:
cardiomegaly.
Also,
-megalia
.
Origin:
<
Neo-Latin
-megalia.
See
megalo-
,
-y
3
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-megaly
suff.
Enlargement:
splenomegaly.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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