microcephalic

American  

[mahy-kroh-suh-fal-ik] / ˌmaɪ kroʊ səˈfæl ɪk /

Also microcephalous

adjective

Cephalometry, Pathology.

1. having a head with a small braincase.

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Other Word Forms

• microcephaly noun

Etymology

Origin of microcephalic

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

Example Sentences

“There was such great concern about the prospect of a microcephalic baby after a transfusion transmission that Zika testing was implemented without any formalized risk-based decision-making,” Katz says.

From Nature • Sep. 26, 2017

Even when the Brazilians found Zika virus in two women’s amniotic fluid and in the brain of a microcephalic fetus, “The C.D.C. would not accept it until they had done it themselves,” he said.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2017

Though 80 to 90 percent of cases are thankfully mild, 1 to 13 percent of infected pregnant women will have microcephalic babies.

From Washington Post • Jul. 13, 2016

More than 7,000 babies with neurological malformations, including the now-familiar small microcephalic heads, have been born in Brazil since the Zika virus began its rampage in 2015.

From US News • Jul. 7, 2016

I am," he answered, "though Thorndyke considers failure possible—which, of course, it is if the jury-box should chance to be filled with microcephalic idiots and the judge should prove incapable of understanding simple technical evidence.

From The Red Thumb Mark by Freeman, R. Austin (Richard Austin)