enlargement

  • 91breast enlargement — plastic surgery to increase breast size …

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  • 92breast enlargement — /ˈbrɛst ɛnladʒmənt/ (say brest enlahjmuhnt) noun a surgical procedure to insert breast implants to increase the size of breasts. Also, breast augmentation …

  • 93calculus of enlargement — a method in the calculus of finite differences of finding analytical expansions by means of E and other operators, where E.f(x) . f(x + 1) …

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  • 94Hepatosplenomegaly — Enlargement of the liver and spleen. The word “hepatosplenomegaly” is compounded from Greek roots: “hepato “ from “hepatikos” (of the liver) + “spleno” from “splen” (the spleen) + “megaly” from “megas” (big or great) = bigness of the liver and… …

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  • 95Splenomegaly — Enlargement of the spleen. * * * spleno·meg·a·ly .splen ō meg ə lē n, pl lies abnormal enlargement of the spleen * * * n. enlargement of the spleen. It most commonly occurs in malaria, schistosomiasis, and other disorders caused by parasites; in… …

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  • 96cardiomegaly — Enlargement of the heart. SYN: macrocardia, megacardia, megalocardia. [cardio + G. megas, large] glycogen c. a form of glycogenosis due to abnormal storage of glycogen within the …

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  • 97splenomegaly, splenomegalia — Enlargement of the spleen. SYN: megalosplenia. [spleno + G. megas (megal ), large] congestive s. enlargement of the spleen due to passive congestion; sometimes used as a synonym for Banti …

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  • 98goitre — Enlargement of the thyroid gland, causing a prominent swelling at the throat. The thyroid can grow to 50 times its normal weight, interfere with breathing and swallowing, and cause a choking feeling. Simple (endemic) goitre, the most common, is… …

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  • 99adenomegaly — Enlargement of a gland. [adeno + G. megas, large] * * * ad·e·no·meg·a·ly (ad″ə no megґə le) enlargement of a gland …

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  • 100adrenomegaly — Enlargement of one or both adrenal glands. [adreno + G. megas, big] * * * adre·no·meg·a·ly (ə dre″no megґə le) [adreno + megaly] enlargement of one or both of the adrenal glands …

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