microcephaly

microcephaly
noun Etymology: New Latin microcephalia, from microcephalus microcephalic, from micr- + Greek kephalē head — more at cephalic Date: 1863 a condition of abnormal smallness of the head usually associated with mental defects

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  • microcephaly — maɪkrəʊ sefÉ™lɪ n. smallness of head (Medicine) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • microcephaly — [ˌmʌɪkrəʊ sɛfəli, kɛfəli] noun Medicine abnormal smallness of the head. Derivatives microcephalic adjective &noun microcephalous adjective …   English new terms dictionary

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  • microcephaly — n. abnormal smallness of the head in relation to the size of the rest of the body: a congenital condition in which the brain is not fully developed. Compare: macrocephaly …   The new mediacal dictionary

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