macro-, macr-
(Greek: large, great; long [in extent or duration]; enlarged, or elongated, long [in length]; abnormally large)
macrorhinia
The excessive size of the nose, either congenital or pathologic.
macros
1. In computer science, a single, user-defined command that is part of an application and executes a series of commands.
2. A shorthand representation for a number of lines of computer code.
macroscopic
macroscopy
macroseism, macroseismic
A major earthquake.
macrosomatous
macrosomia
macrospheric
macrosymbiont
The larger of two symbionts.
macrosymbiote
The larger of two symbiotic organisms.
macrotaxonomy
macrothermophyte
A plant which can not tolerate low temperatures and that flourishes in a tropical environment.
macrotia
An abnormal enlargement of the pinna of the ear.
The pinna is the part of the ear that projects like a little wing from the head. In Latin, pinna means "wing".
Pinna abnormalities and low-set ears refer to abnormalities in the shape or position of the outer ear (pinna or auricle).
macrotous
Having large ears, great big ears, or being large eared.
macrotrichia
In Diptera the larger microscopic hairs on the surface of the wings; single or branched hairs, sometimes called setae; these are hollow, longer than microtrichia, and arise from a pit or socket; they may be fine or thickened.
Related "big, large, great" words:
grand-;
magni-;
major-;
maxi-;
mega-;
megalo-.
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