Meanings
comparative more macromastic · superlative most macromastic
- not comparableusuallymedicineUnusually large.
A contralateral ptotic or macromastic breast should not be replicated. It is either reduced or lifted at the time of the second procedure.
2014, Adam Riker, Breast Disease: Comprehensive Management, page 313 - not comparableusuallyHaving large breasts.
In obese and macromastic patients a reduction approach for immediate reconstruction in conjunction with the partial mastectomy is often the most efficacious means of managing breast reconstruction.
2009, Maurice Nahabedian, Oncoplastic Surgery of the Breast, page 43 - not comparableusuallyPertaining to or characterized by macromastia, enlargement of the breast.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Ancient Greekμακρός“long”
- Englishmacromastic
Formed of macro- (“large”) + -mastia (“abnormality of the breast”) + -ic, from Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”) and μαστός (mastós, “breast”).
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macromastic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macromastic
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