macro-, macr-
(Greek: large, great; long [in extent or duration]; enlarged, or elongated, long [in length]; abnormally large)
macromania
A form of insanity in which the person conceives of things, especially parts of his/her own body, to be larger than they really are.
macromastia, hypermastia
Abnormally large breasts.
macromelia
1. A condition in which there is an unusual enlargement of one or more body limbs.
2. An abnormal size of one or more of the bodily limbs.
macromolecule
macron
macronychia, megalonychia
1. The abnormal length, or thickness, of the fingernails or toenails.
2. A condition of having unusually large nails.
macroorchidism
Having abnormally large testes; seen in males with fragile X syndrome.
macroparasite
A parasite, such as a louse or an intestinal worm, that is big enough to be visible to the "naked" eye.
macropathology
The phase of pathology that pertains to the gross (large) anatomical changes in disease.
macropedia
The main section of the 15th edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica (published in 1974) in which information is presented in the form of extended articles.
macropenis
An abnormally large penis.
macrophagous, macrophage, macrophagic, macrophagy
Feeding on relatively large food particles or prey.
macrophallus
macrophobia
An abnormal dread of having to wait for long periods of time.
macrophotography
Photography in which objects are reproduced larger than or at their actual size but without the degree of magnification that use of a microscope would give.
Related "big, large, great" words:
grand-;
magni-;
major-;
maxi-;
mega-;
megalo-.
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