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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.
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mega-
(meg'ă),2. Prefix used in the SI and the metric system to signify multiples of one million (106).
[G. megas, big]
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mega-
The masculine Greek root for large.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
mega-
Greek, big, abnormally largeMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
mega-
2. Prefix used in the SI and metric systems to signify one million (106).
[G. megas, big]
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mega-
1. Prefix denoting one million.
2. Combining form denoting large.
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mega-
ormegalo-
prefix denoting large.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
mega-
Combining form meaning large, oversize; opposite of micro-.
[G. megas, big]
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