micrencephaly

micrencephaly
Abnormal smallness of the brain. SYN: micrencephalia, microencephaly. [micro- + G. enkephalos, brain]

* * *

mi·cren·ceph·a·ly .mī-.kren-'sef-ə-lē n, pl -lies the condition of having an abnormally small brain

* * *

mi·cren·ceph·a·ly (mi″krən-sefґə-le) [micr- + Gr. enkephalos brain] abnormal smallness of the brain.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • micrencephaly — lē noun ( es) Etymology: New Latin micrencephalia, from micr + encephalia encephaly : the condition of having an abnormally small brain * * * micrencephaly Path. (maɪkrɛnˈsɛfəlɪ) [f. Gr. µῑκρό ς small + ἐγκέϕαλος brain.] General smallness of the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • micrencephaly — mi·cren·ceph·a·ly …   English syllables

  • List of diseases (M) — A list of diseases in the English wikipedia.DiseasesTOC MaMac* Mac Ardle disease * Mac Dermot Patton Williams syndrome * Mac Dermot Winter syndromeMaci Macr* Macias Flores Garcia Cruz Rivera syndrome * Mackay Shek Carr syndrome * Macleod Fraser… …   Wikipedia

  • micrencephalia — SYN: micrencephaly. * * * mi·cren·ce·pha·lia (mi″krən sə faґle ə) micrencephaly …   Medical dictionary

  • microencephaly — SYN: micrencephaly. * * * mi·cro·en·ceph·a·ly (mi″kro ən sefґə le) micrencephaly …   Medical dictionary

  • Cephalic disorder — Classification and external resources ICD 10 Q00 Q07, Q67, Q75 ICD 9 740 742 Cephalic disorders (from the …   Wikipedia

  • Cephalic — is a term of, in, or relating to the cephalon, or head. The term is derived from the Old French word cephalique , from Latin cephalicus , and from Greek kephalikos (which comes from the word kephalē , meaning head ). cite book | title=Oxford… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”