microcephalic

[ mahy-kroh-suh-fal-ik ]

/ ˌmaɪ kroʊ səˈfæl ɪk /

adjective Cephalometry, Pathology.

having a head with a small braincase.

Words nearby microcephalic

microcapsule, microcardia, microcassette, microcelebrity, microcentrum, microcephalic, microcephaly, microcheilia, microcheiria, microchemistry, microchip

Also mi·cro·ceph·a·lous

[mahy-kroh-sef-uh-luh s] /ˌmaɪ kroʊˈsɛf ə ləs/.

Origin of microcephalic

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

OTHER WORDS FROM microcephalic

mi·cro·ceph·a·ly, noun

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Examples from the Web for microcephaly

Microcephaly on the contrary shows inferiority of form (smallness, receding forehead, etc.), but not malformation.
Pedagogical Anthropology|Maria Montessori
Some just show radiation abnormalities—giantism, microcephaly, and the like.
The Status Civilization|Robert Sheckley
If, on the other hand, the maximum circumference is notably smaller, we are entering upon the anomaly of microcephaly.
Pedagogical Anthropology|Maria Montessori
Lombroso attributes a series of cases of microcephaly to profound mental impressions occurring during pregnancy.
Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot

Pathological terminology includes the following nomenclature: macrocephaly, sub-macrocephaly, submicrocephaly, microcephaly.
Pedagogical Anthropology|Maria Montessori

British Dictionary definitions for microcephaly

microcephaly

/ (ˌmaɪkrəʊˈsɛfəlɪ) /

noun

the condition of having an abnormally small head or cranial capacityCompare megacephaly

Derived forms of microcephaly

microcephalic (ˌmaɪkrəʊsɪˈfælɪk), adjective, nounmicrocephalous, adjective

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Medicine definitions for microcephaly

microcephaly

[ mī′krō-sĕf′ə-lē ]

n.

Abnormal smallness of the head.nanocephaly

Other words from microcephaly

mi′cro•ce•phal′ic (-sə-făl′ĭk) adj.