1. relating to or characterized by abnormally enlarged cells, especially those infected with cytomegalovirus
Usage: medical/technical term; commonly used in pathology and virology

Examples

• The pathologist identified cytomegalic cells in the tissue sample.
• Cytomegalic inclusion disease is a serious condition in immunocompromised patients.
• The biopsy showed cytomegalic changes consistent with CMV infection.
• Cytomegalic cells can be observed under a microscope as unusually large nuclei.
• The patient's symptoms were attributed to cytomegalic viral infection.