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megalo- 或 megal-
pref.（前缀）
  1. Large; of exaggerated size or greatness:
    巨大，特大：巨大的；夸张的尺寸或大小：
    megalocephaly.
    巨头症

语源
  1. Greek
    希腊语
  2. from megas megal- [great] * see meg-
    源自 megas megal- [巨大，伟大] *参见 meg-
megalo- or (before a vowel) megal-

combining form

indicating greatness, or abnormal size
⇒ megalopolis
⇒ megaloblast

Origin

from Greek megas great

megalo-

Word Origin
1
a combining form with the meanings “large, great, grand,” “abnormally large,” used in the formation of compound words:
megalopolis; megalocardia.
Also, especially before a vowel, megal-.
Compare mega-.
Origin
< Greek, combining form of megal- (stem of mégas) great, large

Related Words

  • -megaly
  • cardiomegaly
  • mega-
  • megaloblast
  • megalocardia
  • megalocephalic
megalo-a word element denoting bigness or exaggeration.
[Greek, combining form of megas great]
megalo-
combining form
⇨ see megal-
megalo-
/ˈmegələʊ/  
combining form
great
表示“巨大的”：

megaloblast.

词源
from Greek megas, megal- 'great'.
megalo-|ˈmɛgələʊ|before a vowel megal-, a. Gr. µεγαλο-, combining form of µέγας great (cf. the equivalent mega-), used in many scientific terms; megalenceˈphalic a. [encephalic], pertaining to or affected with hypertrophy of the encephalon or cerebrum; ˈmegalerg Physics = megerg [see mega- b]; ˈmegaloblast Path. [-blast], one of the nucleated red blood-disks found in the blood of anæmic persons (Syd. Soc. Lex.); hence megaloˈblastic a., containing megaloblasts; ‖ megaloˈcardia Path. [Gr. καρδία heart], the condition of having an abnormally large heart (Dunglison Med. Lex. 1855); megaloˈcarpous a. Bot. [Gr. καρπός fruit], having large fruit (Mayne); megaloceˈphalic a. = megacephalic; so megaloˈcephalous a. (Cent. Dict. 1890); megaloˈcephaly, the condition of being megacephalic; also Path., an enlargement of the head occurring in Leontiasis ossea (Osler Princ. & Pract. Med., ed. 4, 1901, p. 1145); megaloˈchirous a. [Gr. χεῖρ hand], having large hands or large tentacles (Mayne); ˈmegalocyte Path. [Gr. κύτος a hollow], one of the large red blood-corpuscles seen in anæmia (Syd. Soc. Lex.); megaloˈdontous a. Anat. [Gr. ὀδούς tooth], large-toothed (ibid.); ‖ megaloˈgastria Path. [Gr. γαστ(ε)ρ-, γαστήρ stomach + -ia], the condition of possessing great stomach capacity; megalogoˈnidium Bot., a gonidium larger than others produced by the same species (Cent. Dict.); = macrogonidium; ˈmegalopod a. and n. [Gr. πούς foot], (a) adj. having large feet, megalopodous; (b) n. a person with large feet; megaˈlopodous a. [Gr. πούς foot], having a long foot (Syd. Soc. Lex.); ˈmegalopore, one of the larger pores in the dorsal shell of certain chitons; ˈmegalosphere [sphere], the initial chamber of a megalospheric foraminifer; hence megaloˈspheric a., applied to certain foraminifera having a large initial chamber and a single large nucleus.1856Mayne Expos. Lex., Megalanthus..*megalanthous.1900Fletcher in Lancet 2 June 1589/1 *Megalencephalic would be a more suitable name [sc. for cerebral hypertrophy].1873Brit. Assoc. Rep. 225 The mechanical equivalent of one gramme-degree (Centigrade) of heat is 41.6 *megalergs, or 41,600,000 ergs.1899J. Cagney tr. Jaksch's Clin. Diagn. i. (ed. 4) 43 Microcytes, *megaloblasts and nucleated red corpuscles are also not of rare occurrence.1900Elder in Lancet 28 Apr. 1199/2 The majority of the cells being of the *megaloblastic type.1904Brit. Med. Jrnl. 10 Sept. 584 A stage when almost all the red cells are nucleated, and most of them megaloblastic.1876Dunglison Med. Lex., *Megalocephalic, having an unusually large head.1878Bartley tr. Topinard's Anthropol. i. v. 176 Megalocephalic, skull of very large capacity.Ibid. 543 Index, *Megalocephaly.1889D. J. Hamilton Text-bk. Pathol. I. 462 Giant blood corpuscles or *megalocytes running up to 14 µ in diameter.1897Allbutt's Syst. Med. III. 485 A stomach otherwise normal, may yet be of extraordinary capacity—a condition which has received such names as megastria and *megalogastria.1909Cent. Dict. Suppl., *Megalopod, a. and n.1951Auden Nones (1952) 40 The basalt Tombs of the sorcerers shatter And their guardian megalopods Come after you pitter-patter.1884Moseley in Rep. Brit. Assoc. (1885) 781 A series of pores (‘*megalopores’) by which this surface is covered.1894Lister in Phil Trans. CLXXXVI. 406 The parent shell is *megalospheric, the *megalosphere being pear-shaped.
megalo-
word-forming element meaning "large, great, exaggerated," from comb. form of Greek megas "large, great" (stem megal-); see mickle.
megalo- /ˈmɛgələʊ/ combining form. Before a vowel also megal-.
ORIGIN: Greek, combining form of megas great: see -o-. Cf. mega-.
= mega- 1.
 DERIVATIVE megaloblast noun (Medicine) a large abnormally developed erythroblast typical of certain forms of anaemia L19.
megaloˈblastic adjective (of anaemia) characterized by megaloblasts E20.
†megaloˈcardia noun (Medicine) abnormal enlargement of the heart: only in M19.
megalocyte noun (Medicine) a macrocyte L19.
megalopod adjective & noun (a person or creature) having large feet E20.
megalosphere noun (Zoology) the initial chamber of a megalospheric foraminifer L19.
megaloˈspheric adjective (Zoology) designating certain foraminifera having a large initial chamber and a single large nucleus L19.
megalo-
combining form
see megal-

megalo-
  • megal-

  • IPA: /mɛˈɡæ.ləʊ/

    • Prefix

    1. large, great or exaggerated

    Etymology

    From Ancient Greek μεγάλος (megálos), further Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas).

    Derived terms

    English words prefixed with megalo-
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