adj 1 : large in comparison to what is typical - used esp. of medical dosage or of an infective agent <a dose of penicillin> 2 : being extensive and severe - used of a pathologic condition <a hemorrhage> <a collapse of a lung> . Similar sounding terms: mu·ci·fy Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. © 1997-2004.
dose of penicillin> 2 : being extensive and severe - used of a pathologic condition <a 
