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mega- word element [Gr.], large; also used in naming units of measurement (symbol M) to designate an amount one million (106) times the size of the unit to which it is joined.
mega-
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1. Large: megacephaly.
2. One million (106): megahertz.

mega-, megalo-, mego-,
1 prefix meaning "great or huge": megacardia, megacoccus, megadyne.
2 a quantity one million times a given unit: megahertz.

mega- (M)
word element [Gr.], large; meaning large, enlarged, or of abnormally large size; also used in naming units of measurement (symbol M) to designate an amount one million (106) times the size of the unit to which it is joined.

mega-
word element. [Gr.] large; used in naming units of measurement to designate an amount 106 (one million) times the size of the unit to which it is joined, e.g. megacuries (106 curies); abbreviation M.

mega-
 Greek, big, abnormally large


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