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mac⋅ro⋅ce⋅phal⋅ic

  [mak-roh-suh-fal-ik]
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–adjective
1. Cephalometry. being or having a head with a large cranial capacity.
2. Craniometry. being or having a skull with a large cranial capacity.
Also, mac⋅ro⋅ceph⋅a⋅lous  [mak-roh-sef-uh-luhs] .

Origin:
1850–55; < Gk makroképhal(os) large-headed (see macro-, -cephalous ) + -ic

Related forms:
mac⋅ro⋅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.
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