microcephalous
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Microcephalous — Microcephalic Mi cro*ce*phal ic, Microcephalous Mi cro*ceph a*lous, a. [Micro + cephalic, cephalous.] (Anat.) Having a small head; having the cranial cavity small; opposed to {megacephalic}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
microcephalous — SYN: microcephalic … Medical dictionary
microcephalous — maɪkrəʊ sefÉ™lÉ™s adj. having a small head (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
microcephalous — mi·cro·ceph·a·lous … English syllables
microcephalous — a. a. small headed ♦ microcephalism, ♦ microcephaly, n. ♦ microcephalus, n. (pl. ♦ li ) such person … Dictionary of difficult words
microcephalous — adjective having an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain a nanocephalic dwarf • Syn: ↑microcephalic, ↑nanocephalic • Pertains to noun: ↑nanocephaly (for: ↑nanocephalic), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
microcephalic — adjective having an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain a nanocephalic dwarf • Syn: ↑microcephalous, ↑nanocephalic • Pertains to noun: ↑nanocephaly (for: ↑nanocephalic), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
nanocephalic — adjective having an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain a nanocephalic dwarf • Syn: ↑microcephalic, ↑microcephalous • Pertains to noun: ↑nanocephaly, ↑microcephaly (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Microcephalic — Mi cro*ce*phal ic, Microcephalous Mi cro*ceph a*lous, a. [Micro + cephalic, cephalous.] (Anat.) Having a small head; having the cranial cavity small; opposed to {megacephalic}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
microcephaly — [mī΄krō sef′ə lē] n. 〚 MICRO + CEPHALY〛 a condition in which the head or cranial capacity is abnormally small: opposed to MACROCEPHALY microcephalous adj. microcephalic [mī΄krəsə fal′ik] * * * mi·cro·cep … Universalium
