cytomegaly
/ˌsʌɪtə(ʊ)ˈmɛɡəli/ /ˌsʌɪtə(ʊ)ˈmɛɡ(ə)li/(also cytomegalia) Medicine and Pathology
noun
Abnormal enlargement of cells, seen in cytomegalovirus and certain other viral infections and in various other diseases and disorders; an instance of this. Also (especially in early use): a disease characterized by cytomegaly, specifically cytomegalovirus infection.
Origin
1920s. From cyto- + -megaly.
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