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microcephalic

[ mahy-kroh-suh-fal-ik ]

adjective

, Cephalometry, Pathology.
  1. having a head with a small braincase.


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Other Words From

  • micro·cepha·ly noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of microcephalic1

From the New Latin word microcephalicus, dating back to 1855–60. See micro-, cephalic
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Example Sentences

In his later years, Barnum dressed a young, microcephalic black man in an ape suit and billed him as “the long-looked-for connecting link between man and monkey.”

Twenty-five years after the Heth affair, Barnum put on display a microcephalic black man named William Henry Johnson.

Tavares coordinates a non-profit group called Project Angel to help 170 other mothers of microcephalic babies, founded by a local businesswoman.

Caring for a microcephalic baby is intensive, full-time work.

Another possibility, they say, is that women carrying the Zika virus gave birth to microcephalic children at home.

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