Definition of hepatomegaly in English:
hepatomegaly
nounˌhɛpətəʊˈmɛɡəlihɛˌpatəʊˈmɛɡəliˌhepədōˈmeɡəlē
mass nounMedicine Abnormal enlargement of the liver.
Example sentencesExamples
- No vaccine is available to prevent hepatitis C hepatomegaly.
- With chronic congestive hepatomegaly, cardiac cirrhosis may occur.
- On examination, he was mildly dehydrated and showed petechiae over his trunk and limbs; no lymphadenopathy, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, or bone masses were identified.
- All of these can be shown by hematologic abnormalities or hepatomegaly with liver test perturbation.
- Hepatic cysts may cause hepatomegaly or become infected.