Ancient Greek word root · Number & Measure

macro-: large, long

macro- is an Ancient Greek root meaning “large, long”. Learn its variants and explore 2 connected words.

Meaning and variants

Meaning: large, long

Root forms: macro-

Source word: μακρός — long

Word family and examples

• macroeconomics

  The study of the entire economy in terms of the total amount of goods and services produced, total income earned, the level of employment of productive resources, and the general behavior of prices.

• macrophage

  A white blood cell that phagocytizes necrotic cell debris and foreign material, including viruses, bacteria, and tattoo ink. It presents foreign antigens on MHC II to lymphocytes. Part of the innate immune system.

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