MACROPIA 



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MACULATE 



Macropia (mak-ro'-pe-ah). See Megalopsia. 



Macroplasia {mak-ro-pla' -ze-ah) {jxanpog, large; rr'/.d- 

 - . a moulding]. Excessive development of portions 

 of the body. 



Macropneuma, Macropnea {mak-ro-nu' -mah, tnak- 

 m-ah) [ua\pof, long; irvevfta, iwoij, air, wind]. 

 Deep breathing. 



Macropodal {mak-rop' -o-dal) {juucpog, large; ttoic, 

 foot]. Large- footed. 



Macropodia {mak-ro-po 1 '-de-ah) \jmKpag, large; -uig, 

 foot]. Excessive size of the feet. 



Macropodous {mak-rop -o-dus) [paxpog, long; ~oiq, 

 foot], i. Large-footed. 2. In biology, applied to leaves 

 with long foot-stalks, or to embryos with peculiarly 

 large radicles. 



Macropous (niak? -ro-pus). See Macropodal. 



Macroprosopia (ntak-ro-pro-so' -pe-ah) [uaxpof, large ; 

 ■zpoau-ov, face]. A monstrosity with a huge face. 



Macropsia [mak-rop' -se-ah). See Megalopsia. 



Macropterous {mak-rop 1 '-ter-us) [fiaxpoq, long ; irrepov, 

 wing] . In biology, having long wings ; longipennate. 



Macrorhinia {mak-ro-rin' -e-ah) \uaKpoc, large ; 'pig, 

 nose]. Congenital hypertrophy of the nose. 



Macrorhis (mak'-ro-ris) \jtanpog, large; pig, nose]. 

 Having a large nose. 



Macrorhynchus (mak-ro-rin'-kus) [uaapog, large ; 

 og, beak]. Large-beaked. 



Macroscelia [mak-ro-ske' -le-ak) \jianp6g, large ; atd?jog, 

 leg]. Excessive development of the legs. 



Macroscopic (mak-ro-skop'-ik) [fianpog, large; oiunreiv, 

 to see]. Large enough to be seen by the naked eye ; 

 gross ; not microscopic. M. Morbid Anatomy, 

 naked-eye or gross morbid anatomy. 



Macroseme (tnak , -ro-sem) \jwKpog, large ; atj^ia, sign, 

 index]. Having an orbital index in excess of 89. 



Macrosiphon (niak-ro-si' -fori) \jWKpog, long; aiixjv, 

 siphon] . In biology, applied to the long, horny fun- 

 nel of certain cephalopods. 



Macrosiphonula {mak-ro-si-fon' '-u-lali) \jtaKp6g, long; 

 aiour, siphon : //., Macrosipkonulce~\. In embryology, 

 a larval stage of certain cephalopods characterized by 

 the appearance of the macrosiphon. . 



Macrosis (rnak-ro' -sis) \jiaKp6g, large]. A state of 

 increase in volume. 



tAa.czosvaaXic{mak-roz-mat / -ik) [/wwpof, large; bofiasadai, 

 to smell]. Having well-developed olfactory organs. 



Macrosomatia (niak-ro-so-ma' '-she-ah) , Macrosomia 

 :k-ro-so / -me-ah) \_uanpog, large; auua, body]. 

 \t or teratic size of body ; largeness of body suffi- 

 cient to constitute a monstrosity. 



Macrosomatous ( mak-ro-so* '-mat-us) \jianp6g, large ; 

 auua, body]. Having a large body. Characterized 

 by an abnormally or teratically large body. 



Macrosomite (mak-ro-so'-mit) \uaKp6g, long; auua, 

 body]. In embryology, one of the larger primitive 

 segments or metameres in the embryos of certain 

 :ts. 



Macrosporangiophore {mak-ro-spo-ran' -je-o-for) \jxclk- 

 p6g, long, large ; a-opa, seed ; ayyeiov, vessel ; Sdpog, 

 bear]. In biology-, the envelop of a macrosporangium. 



Macrosporangium (tnak-ro-spo-ran'-je-um) \jianp(tg, 

 long; a~opa, seed ; ayyeiov, vessel : //., Macrosporan- 

 gia~\. In biology-, a sporangium containing macro- 

 spores; a megasporangium, oosporangium, or gonio- 

 theca. 



Macrospore {mak'-ro-spor) [fiaxpog, long; ffiropd, 

 seed]. In biology : (a) a spore of relatively large size ; 

 .(*) one of the larger anisospores arising in the repro- 

 duction of colony-forming Radiolarians. 

 Macrosporophyl, {mak-ro-spo 1 '-ro-fil) [ftaxpdg, long, 

 large; a-opa, seed; oi/'/.ov, leaf]. The leaf bearing 

 the macrosporangium in the higher Pteridophyta. 



Macrostoma (niak-ros* '-to-tnah) \jiaKp6g, large ; aroua, 

 mouth]. Congenital fissure of the angle of the mouth, 

 producing a large opening. 



Macrostomatous (mak-ro-sto / -mat-us) [jtaxpog, large ; 

 orofia, mouth]. Large-mouthed. 



Macrostomia {mak-ro-sto' -me-aK) \jianpog, large ; 

 GTOfia, mouth]. Excessive size, or width, of the 

 mouth, or of the oral fissure. 



Macrostyle (maJb' '-ro-stil)[uaKp6g, long ; o-v>jog, pillar]. 

 In botany, having a relatively long style. 



Macrostylospore {mak-re-sti'-lo-spor) [jianpog, long, 

 large ; o~rv'/.oc, pillar ; a— opa, seed]. In biology, a 

 relatively large stylospore. 



Macrotes {tnak-ro' -tiz) [uaxpSg, large ; off, ear]. One 

 having large ears. 



Macrotin (mafr '-ro-titi) [ucucpog, large; otc, ear]. A 

 resin extracted from cimicifuga by alcohol, and pre- 

 cipitated by water. See Cimicifuga. 



Macrotome (tnak' -ro-tom) \jian.p6g, long ; tout), a cut- 

 ting]. A saw -box ; a box used for the division of the 

 cranium in post-mortem examination of the brain. 



Macrozoogonidium (ma&ro-zo-o-go-ttid'-e-uHi) [/aixpof , 

 long, large ; ^Ctov, an animal ; yovij, seed : //. , Macro- 

 zoogonidia'] . In biology, a relatively large zoogonidium. 



Macrozoospore (mak-ro-zo J -o-spor) \jioKpog, long ; £<jmh>, 

 an animal ; a-opa, seed]. In biology, a relatively 

 large form of zoospore. 



Macula (mak'-u-lah) [L. : pl.,Macuhe\. A spot or dis- 

 coloration of the skin, not elevated above the sur- 

 rounding level. It may be of various sizes, shapes, 

 and tints, and is due to hyperemia, to extravasation 

 of blood and blood coloring-matter, to dilatation of 

 the cutaneous vessels, or to changes in the pigmentation 

 of the skin. M. acusticae, the terminations of the 

 auditory nerve in the saccule and utricle. M. 

 albida, leukoderma. M. artificialis, a spot pro- 

 duced artificially in order to deceive. M. aurea, the 

 central fovea of the retina. M., Cerebral. See 

 T&che cMbrale. M . cerulea, a dark spot occurring on 

 a skin infested with parasites. M. corneae arcuata, 

 the arcus senilis. M. cribrosa, a name given to the 

 perforations of the fovea hemispherica for the passage 

 of the filaments of the auditory nerve. M. flava. 

 See M. lulea. M. folliculi, the stigma of the Graafian 

 vesicle. M. fusca, a spot due to diseases characterized 

 by pigmentation, as lentigo and chloasma. M., 

 Germinal, the small spot constituting the germinal 

 vesicle or nucleus of the ovum. M. hepatica, a 

 liver-spot, including pigmentary spots due to various 

 diseases. M. lata platen, an obscure disease of the 

 skin, sometimes epidemic, characterized by burning, 

 red spots and pustulation. M. lenticularis, a lentic- 

 ular spot ; the roseola of typhoid fever. M. livida, 

 a hemorrhagic or purpuric spot. M . lutea, the yel- 

 low spot of the retina, called, sometimes, the spot of 

 Soemmering, but usually called simply the macula. 

 The depression in its center is called the fovea cen- 

 tralis. It is the point of clearest vision and is pierced 

 by the visual axis. M. materna, birth-mark, or 

 nevus. M. nigra, a disease of the skin associated 

 with very- dark spots of pigmentation. M. ocularis, 

 the eye-spot of the Protozoa, Cnidaria, Platodes, and 

 Crustacea. M., Roberts', a heaping up of pigment 

 in a part of a red corpuscle when a dilute solution of 

 tannic acid is added to the blood. M. Solaris, a 

 freckle. M. syphilitica, the copper)' stain of the 

 skin left by a syphiloderm. 



Macular (majy-u-lar) [macula, spot]. Exhibiting or 

 characterized by maculae. Pertaining to the Macula 

 lutea. 



Maculate [rnak' -u-lat) \maculatus, p.p. of maculare 

 to spot]. In biology, blotched or spotted. 



