microcephaly

British  

/ ˌmaɪkrəʊsɪˈfælɪk, ˌmaɪkrəʊˈsɛfəlɪ /

noun

1. the condition of having an abnormally small head or cranial capacity Compare megacephaly

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Other Word Forms

• microcephalic adjective
• microcephalous adjective

Example Sentences

In the new study, researchers examined six children who not only had diabetes but also showed neurological conditions such as epilepsy and microcephaly.

From Science Daily

"Our findings provide the first cellular explanation for microcephaly in people with the rare Baraitser-Winter syndrome," says Indra Niehaus, first author of the study and research associate at Hannover Medical School.

From Science Daily

Tamara had microcephaly - an abnormally small head - one of many conditions resulting from her mother being infected with the Zika virus while pregnant.

From BBC

Known as Oropouche virus, it can trigger a fever that may cause pregnant people to miscarry or their babies to have birth defects known as microcephaly, or smaller than usual heads.

From Salon

The devastating epidemic results in an estimated estimated 1.5 million infected, and over 3,500 infants with microcephaly by January 2016.

From Salon