Medical terminology · Numbers and Amounts

macro- — Large, long, big

macro- means large, long, big. Ancient Greek source words and medical terminology examples: macrocyte.

Meaning and source words

Meaning: Large, long, big

• Ancient Greek: μακρός (makros)

Examples and word parts

macrocyte

An unusually large red blood cell.

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Related numbers and amounts terms

• bi- — Two

  bilateral

• brady- — Slow

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• diplo- — Double

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• hemi- — Half

  hemisphere

• homo- — Same

  homogeneous

• hyper- — Above, beyond, excessive

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• hypo- — Under, deficient

  hypothermia

• iso- — Equal, like

  isometric

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