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macrocephaly

/ ˌmækrəʊˈsɛfəlɪ; ˌmækrəʊsɪˈfeɪlɪə; ˌmækrəʊsɪˈfælɪk /

noun

  1. the condition of having an abnormally large head or skull
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • macrocephalic, adjective
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Example Sentences

In rickets, for instance, macrocephaly may occur in conjunction with a normal or even supernormal intelligence (Leopardi).

Pathological terminology includes the following nomenclature: macrocephaly, sub-macrocephaly, submicrocephaly, microcephaly.

If we find a circumference greater than normal, we are beginning to enter upon the anomaly which goes by the name of macrocephaly.

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