| macroerythroblast | A large erythroblast. Synonym: macronormochromoblast. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| macroerythrocyte | <haematology> Abnormally large red blood cell, numerous in pernicious anaemia. (27 Jan 1998) |
| macroesthesia | A subjective sensation that all objects are larger than they are. Origin: macro-+ G. Aisthesis, sensation (05 Mar 2000) |
| macroevolution | Evolution on a species level (speciation and extinction) and at higher taxonomic classifications (appearance and disappearance of genuses, families, orders, etc.). (09 Oct 1997) |
| macrofarad | <physics> See Megafarad. Origin: Macro- + farad. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| macrofauna | Animals large enough to be seen with the naked eye. (09 Oct 1997) |
| macrofollicular adenoma | <tumour> A follicular adenoma of the thyroid, composed of large follicles containing colloid. Synonym: macrofollicular adenoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| macrogamete | The female element in anisogamy; it is the larger of the two sex cells, with more reserve material, and usually nonmotile. Synonym: megagamete. Origin: macro-+ G. Gamete, wife (05 Mar 2000) |
| macrogametocyte | The female gametocyte or mother cell producing the female or macrogamete among fungi or protozoa that undergo anisogamy. Synonym: macrogamont. (05 Mar 2000) |
| macrogamont | The female gametocyte or mother cell producing the female or macrogamete among fungi or protozoa that undergo anisogamy. Synonym: macrogamont. (05 Mar 2000) |
| macrogamy | Conjugation of two adult cells or gametes. Origin: macro-+ G. Gamos, marriage (05 Mar 2000) |
| macrogastria | Abnormally large size of the stomach. Synonym: macrogastria. Origin: megalo-+ G. Gaster, stomach (05 Mar 2000) |
| macrogenitosomia | Excessive bodily and genital development. Origin: macro-+ L. Genitalis, genital, + G. Soma, body Macrogenitosomia praecox, a disorder in which gonadal maturation (puberty) and the adolescent growth spurt in bodily height occur in the first decade of life; often associated with a pineal tumour or lesions in hypothalamic areas known to regulate gonadotrophin secretion. Synonym: Pellizzi's syndrome. Macrogenitosomia praecox suprarenalis, precocious somatic growth and isosexual maturation of secondary sexual characteristics, resulting from an adrenocortical tumour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| macroglia | A part of the neuroglia. It consists of two types of astrocytes and two types of oligodendrocyte. (09 Oct 1997) |
| macroglia cell | <pathology> A glial cell found in vertebrate brain, named for its characteristic star like shape. Astrocytes lend both mechanical and metabolic support for neurons, regulating the environment in which they function. See: oligodendrocytes. (18 Nov 1997) |