megalo-

American  

1. a combining form with the meanings “large, great, grand,” “abnormally large,” used in the formation of compound words.

   megalopolis; megalocardia.

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megalo- British  

combining form

1. indicating greatness, or abnormal size

   megalopolis

   megaloblast

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Usage

What does megalo- mean? Megalo- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “large, great, grand, abnormally large.” It is used in many scientific and medical terms. Megalo- ultimately comes from the Greek mégas, meaning “great, large.”What are variants of megalo-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, megalo- becomes megal-, as in megalopsia. Another variant of megalo- are you may be familiar with is mega-, as in megaphone or megabyte. Mega- is also used as a unit of measure prefix to indicate a fact of one million (e.g., megahertz). Corresponding forms of megalo- combined to the end of words are -megaly and -megalia.

Etymology

Origin of megalo-

< Greek, combining form of megal- (stem of mégas ) great, large