macrocephalic
[ mak-roh-suh-fal-ik ]
adjective
Cephalometry. being or having a head with a large cranial capacity.
Craniometry. being or having a skull with a large cranial capacity.
Origin of macrocephalic
1- Also mac·ro·ceph·a·lous [mak-roh-sef-uh-luhs]. /ˌmæk roʊˈsɛf ə ləs/.
Other words from macrocephalic
- mac·ro·ceph·a·ly, noun
Words Nearby macrocephalic
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How to use macrocephalic in a sentence
These women had frequent abortions, often produced deaf-mutes, and very frequently macrocephalic children.
Degeneracy | Eugene S. TalbotAnd in place of macrocephalic, we have for very large normal crania the new term megalocephalic.
Pedagogical Anthropology | Maria MontessoriTo-day, however, the terms macrocephalic and microcephalic have come to be reserved for pathological cases.
Pedagogical Anthropology | Maria MontessoriHe would have had to be the most monstrous macrocephalic ever seen upon earth.
Pedagogical Anthropology | Maria Montessori
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