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  • 111Breast augmentation — Enlargement of the breasts. Augmentation of the breast typically consists of insertion of a silicone bag (prosthesis) under the breast (submammary) or under the breast and chest muscle (subpectoral) and then filling the bag with saline (salt… …

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  • 112cephalomegaly — Enlargement of the head. [cephalo + G. megas, great] …

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  • 113cholicele — Enlargement of the gallbladder due to retained fluids. [G. chole, bile, + kele, tumor] …

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  • 114colocystoplasty — Enlargement of the urinary bladder by attaching a segment of colon to it. * * * co·lo·cys·to·plas·ty (ko″lo sisґto plas″te) augmentation cystoplasty using an isolated section of colon …

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  • 115dacryocystocele — Enlargement of the lacrimal sac with fluid. SYN: dacryocele. [dacryocyst + G. kele, hernia] * * * dac·ryo·cys·to·cele (dak″re o sisґto sēl) [dacryocyst + cele1] hernial protrusion of the lacrimal sac; called also dacryocele.… …

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  • 116hemicraniosis — Enlargement of one side of the cranium. * * * hemi·cra·ni·o·sis .krā nē ō səs n cranial hyperostosis affecting only one lateral half of the head * * * hemi·cra·ni·o·sis (hem″e kra″ne oґsis) a condition marked by hyperostosis on one… …

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  • 117hepatomegaly, hepatomegalia — Enlargement of the liver. [hepato + G. megas, large] …

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  • 118macrosigmoid — Enlargement or dilation of the sigmoid colon. SYN: megasigmoid. * * * mac·ro·sig·moid (mak″ro sigґmoid) megasigmoid …

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  • 119mastoplasia — Enlargement of the breast. [masto + G. plasis, a molding] * * * mas·to·pla·sia (mas″to plaґzhə) mammoplasia …

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  • 120meatoplasty — Enlargement or other surgical reconfiguring of a meatus or canal, e.g., the external auditory meatus or the urethral meatus. * * * me·ato·plas·ty mē at ə .plast ē n …

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