Macr- is a word part that means large, long, or abnormal size. As an example, see macrencephaly, which is a condition present at or soon after birth in which the brain is abnormally large. Macr- means the same thing as the word part, macr-. Macr- comes from the Latin word "makros-" meaning "large."

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