What it means
Used for any organ or structure that has grown bigger. Many medical words name it with the ending -megaly: an enlarged liver is hepatomegaly, an enlarged spleen is splenomegalysplee-noh-MEG-uh-leeEnlargement of the spleen.splen/o spleen-megaly enlargementFull entry , an enlarged heart is cardiomegaly. An enlarged thyroid is a goiter, and benign prostatic hyperplasia is enlargement of the prostate.
At a glance
| Also written | enlarged |
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Related terms
benign prostatic hyperplasia
A prostate gland that has grown larger than normal, from growth that is not cancer.
megal/o
A word part that means large or enlarged.
splenomegaly
Enlargement of the spleen.