microcephalic

[ mahy-kroh-suh-fal-ik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Cephalometry, Pathology.

From the New Latin word microcephalicus, dating back to 1855–60. See micro-, cephalic

Mller had interested himself very much in microcephalic skulls and Virchow assisted him in the investigations of them.

To-day, however, the terms macrocephalic and microcephalic have come to be reserved for pathological cases.

The satyrs are represented as being of the microcephalic type.

What mattered the microcephalic imaginings of greasy Dave and his friends among the chorus?

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