macrocephalic
Americanadjective
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Cephalometry. being or having a head with a large cranial capacity.
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Craniometry. being or having a skull with a large cranial capacity.
Other Word Forms
- macrocephaly noun
Etymology
Origin of macrocephalic
1850–55; < Greek makroképhal ( os ) large-headed ( macro-, -cephalous ) + -ic
Example Sentences
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In about a month — after much fine-tuning of a mold — the company e-mailed back a photo of a miniature, macrocephalic Stew dribbling a basketball.
From Washington Post
This ependyma is the histologic factor of the enormous weight of macrocephalic brains.
From Project Gutenberg
In a macrocephalic case coming under the observation of Kiernan, of Chicago, in which the brain weighed 68 ounces, the ependyma was five times the normal thickness.
From Project Gutenberg
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