megalohepatia

9.9

A liver that is larger than normal

noun
/ˌmɛɡəloʊhɪˈpeɪʃə/

Specialized

: megalohepatía

The patient's ultrasound suggested megalohepatia, prompting further diagnostic tests.

Examples

Chronic alcohol abuse can sometimes result in megalohepatia.
The doctor diagnosed her with megalohepatia after the ultrasound.
Treatment was adjusted after the doctor diagnosed megalohepatia during the examination.
He was concerned about his megalohepatia diagnosis.
Chronic alcohol abuse can sometimes result in megalohepatia.
The patient's ultrasound suggested megalohepatia, prompting further diagnostic tests.
The doctor diagnosed her with megalohepatia after the ultrasound.

Synonyms

hepatomegaly

vsmegalohepatia

Specialized

1 8.4

A liver that is larger than normal

is the same medical meaning but uses an alternate naming form

How Large

megalohepatia

Specialized

9.9

liver

390 2.3

Surface Forms

megalohepatia singular

megalohepatic plural

Morphology

megalohepatia = hepat (semi-transparent) = megalo + hepat + ia

'Megalo-' suggests enlargement, and 'hepat' relates to the liver, but the medical term may not be immediately clear to all learners.

Etymology

Megalohepatia comes from Greek parts: mega- meaning 'large' and hepati- meaning 'liver', the same root you see in hepatitis or hepatic. So it really means a very large liver, which is why it is used for abnormal enlargement of the liver.