enlargement
101angiomegaly — Enlargement of blood vessel s or lymphatics. [angio + G. megas, large] * * * an·gio·meg·a·ly (an″je o megґə le) [angio + megaly] enlargement of blood vessels, causing swelling, such as of the eyelids …
102atriomegaly — Enlargement of the atrium. [atrio + G. megas, great] * * * atrio·meg·a·ly (a″tre o megґə le) [atrio + megaly] abnormal dilatation or enlargement of an atrium of the heart …
103cardiohepatomegaly — Enlargement of both heart and liver. * * * car·dio·hep·a·to·meg·a·ly (kahr″de o hep″ə to megґə le) enlargement of the heart and liver …
104hemimacroglossia — Enlargement of half the tongue. [hemi + G. makros, large, + glossa, tongue] * * * hemi·ma·cro·glos·sia (hem″ĭ mak″ro glosґe ə) enlargement of one side of the tongue …
105hepatonephromegaly — Enlargement of both liver and kidney or kidneys. [hepato + G. nephros, kidney, + megas, great] * * * hep·a·to·neph·ro·meg·a·ly (hep″ə to nef″ro megґə le) [hepato + nephro + megaly] enlargement of the liver and kidney …
106macroglossia — Enlargement of the tongue, either developmental in origin or secondary to a neoplasm or vascular hamartoma. SYN: megaloglossia. [macro + G. glossa, tongue] * * * mac·ro·glos·sia .mak rō gläs ē ə, glȯs n pathological and commonly congenital… …
107medullization — Enlargement of the medullary spaces in the treatment of various skeletal disorders. * * * med·ul·li·za·tion (med″ə lĭ zaґshən) 1. the enlargement of the haversian canals in rarefying osteitis, followed by their conversion… …
108prostatomegaly — Enlargement of the prostate gland. [prostato + G. megas, large] * * * pros·ta·to·meg·a·ly (pros″tə to megґə le) [prostate + megaly] enlargement of the prostate; see benign prostatic hyperplasia, under hyperplasia …
109benign lymphoepithelial lesion — enlargement of the salivary glands, which sometimes become tender, with infiltration of the parenchyma by polyclonal B cells and T cells, atrophy of acini, and formation of lymphoepithelial islands; usually seen in middle aged women associated… …
110acromegaly — Enlargement of the extremities of the body as a result of the overproduction of growth hormone (somatotropin), eg. by a pituitary tumour …
