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microcephaly

/ ˌmaɪkrəʊsɪˈfælɪk; ˌmaɪkrəʊˈsɛfəlɪ /

noun

  1. the condition of having an abnormally small head or cranial capacity Compare megacephaly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌmicroˈcephalous, adjective
  • microcephalic, adjectivenoun
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Example Sentences

Lombroso attributes a series of cases of microcephaly to profound mental impressions occurring during pregnancy.

Some just show radiation abnormalities—giantism, microcephaly, and the like.

Microcephaly on the contrary shows inferiority of form (smallness, receding forehead, etc.), but not malformation.

Pathological terminology includes the following nomenclature: macrocephaly, sub-macrocephaly, submicrocephaly, microcephaly.

If, on the other hand, the maximum circumference is notably smaller, we are entering upon the anomaly of microcephaly.

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