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cytomegaly

cytomegaly noun: enlargement of cells, seen especially in infections of cytomegalovirus.

Noun

cytomegaly (uncountable)

  1. Enlargement of cells, seen especially in infections of cytomegalovirus

Origin of cytomegaly

From cyto- + -megaly.

Words formed from cytomegaly

Questions about cytomegaly

What does cytomegaly mean?
Cytomegaly means enlargement of cells, seen especially in infections of cytomegalovirus.
What part of speech is cytomegaly?
Cytomegaly is a noun.

Words near cytomegaly in the dictionary

  1. cytomegalic
  2. cytomegaloviral
  3. cytomegaloviremia
  4. cytomegalovirus
  5. cytomegaloviruses
  6. cytomegaly
  7. cytomembrane
  8. cytomembranes
  9. cytomembranous
  10. cytomere
  11. cytomeres

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