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Major

A major may be an officer in the military but, in a larger sense, it can be anything that is more than something else. For example, the teres major muscle is larger than the teres minor muscle. In anatomy, wherever there is a major, a minor cannot be far behind.

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Larger or greater in size of two similar structures. [L. comparative of magnus, great]

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ma·jor 'mā-jər adj involving grave risk: SERIOUS <a \major illness> <a \major surgical procedure> compare MINOR

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ma·jor (maґjər) large; significant; great or greatest in scope, effect, number, size, extent, or importance.

Medical dictionary. 2011.