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meg⋅a⋅ce⋅phal⋅ic

  [meg-uh-suh-fal-ik]
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–adjective Cephalometry.
macrocephalic.
Also, meg⋅a⋅ceph⋅a⋅lous  [meg-uh-sef-uh-luhs] .

Origin:
1875–80; mega- + cephalic

Related forms:
meg⋅a⋅ceph⋅a⋅ly, noun
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mac·ro·ceph·a·ly   (māk'rō-sěf'ə-lē)   
n.  Abnormal largeness of the head. Also called megacephaly, megalocephaly.
mac'ro·ce·phal'ic (-sə-fāl'ĭk), mac'ro·ceph'a·lous adj.
meg·a·ceph·a·ly   (měg'ə-sěf'ə-lē)   
n.   pl. meg·a·ceph·a·lies
See macrocephaly.
meg'a·ce·phal'ic (-sə-fāl'ĭk), meg'a·ceph'a·lous (-sěf'ə-lěs) adj.
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Main Entry: mega·ce·phal·ic
Pronunciation: "meg-&-s&-'fal-ik
Function: adjective
: large-headed; specifically : having a cranial capacity in excess of the mean —mega·ceph·a·ly /-'sef-&-lE/ noun plural -lies
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megacephaly meg·a·ceph·a·ly (měg'ə-sěf'ə-lē)
n.
See macrocephaly.

meg'a·ce·phal'ic (-sə-fāl'ĭk) or meg'a·ceph'a·lous (-sěf'ə-lěs) adj.

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