microcephalic

Also mi·cro·ceph·a·lous

[mahy-kroh-suh-fal-ik]

adjective

Cephalometry, Pathology.

1. having a head with a small braincase.

Other Word Forms

• microcephaly noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of microcephalic¹

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

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.”

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

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

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

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

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