| macrorhinia | Excessive size of the nose, either congenital or pathologic. Origin: macro-+ G. Rhis (rhin-), nose (05 Mar 2000) |
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| macroscelia | Abnormally increased length or thickness of the legs. Origin: macro-+ G. Skelos, leg (05 Mar 2000) |
| macroscopic | <pathology> Items large enough to be observed by the naked eye. (09 Oct 1997) |
| macroscopic anatomy | General anatomy, so far as it can be studied without the use of the microscope; commonly used to denote the study of anatomy by dissection of a cadaver. See: practical anatomy. Synonym: macroscopic anatomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| macroscopic sphincter | A sphincter visible to the naked eye. (05 Mar 2000) |
| macroscopical | Visible to the unassisted eye; as opposed to microscopic. Macroscopically. Origin: Macro- + Gr. To view. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| macroscopy | <microscopy> The interpretive use of the eye, generally aided by a hand lens up to 10 or 20X in magnification. (05 Aug 1998) |
| macrosigmoid | Enlargement or dilation of the sigmoid colon. Synonym: megasigmoid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| macrosis | Increase in length or volume. Origin: G. (05 Mar 2000) |
| macrosmatic | Denoting an abnormally keen olfactory sense. Origin: macro-+ G. Osme, smell (05 Mar 2000) |
| macrosomia | Overly large body. A child with macrosomia has significant overgrowth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| macrosplanchnic | Having abnormally large viscera. Synonym: macrosplanchnic. Origin: megalo-+ G. Splanchnon, viscus (05 Mar 2000) |
| macrosporangium | <botany> A sporangium or conceptacle containing only large spores; opposed to microsporangium. Both are found in the genera Selaginella, Isoctes, and Marsilia, plants remotely allied to ferns. Origin: NL. See Macro-, and Sporangium. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| macrospore | <botany> One of the specially large spores of certain flowerless plants, as Selaginella, etc. Origin: Macro- + spore. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| macrosporic | <botany> Of or pertaining to macrospores. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |