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macrocephaly

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mac⋅ro⋅ce⋅phal⋅ic

[mak-roh-suh-fal-ik]
–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


mac⋅ro⋅ceph⋅a⋅ly, noun
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.

Main Entry: mac·ro·ceph·a·ly
Pronunciation: -'sef-&-lE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -lies
: thequality or state of being macrocephalous

macrocephaly mac·ro·ceph·a·ly (māk'rō-sěf'ə-lē) or mac·ro·ce·pha·li·a (-sə-fā'lē-ə, -fāl'yə)
n.
Abnormal largeness of the head. Also called megacephaly, megalocephaly.


mac'ro·ce·phal'ic (-sə-fāl'ĭk) or mac'ro·ceph'a·lous adj.

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