cytomegalic

adjective

cy·to·me·gal·ic ˌsī-tō-mi-ˈga-lik

: characterized by or causing the formation of enlarged cells

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New Latin cytomegalia condition of having enlarged cells, from cyt- + megal- + -ia

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1950, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cytomegalic was in 1950

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: characterized by or causing the formation of enlarged cells

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