- microcephalic
- Having a small head. SYN: microcephalous, nanocephalous, nanocephalic.
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microcephalic n an individual with an abnormally small head
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Microcephalic — Mi cro*ce*phal ic, Microcephalous Mi cro*ceph a*lous, a. [Micro + cephalic, cephalous.] (Anat.) Having a small head; having the cranial cavity small; opposed to {megacephalic}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
microcephalic — (adj.) small headed, 1845, from Fr. microcéphalique, from Mod.L. microcephalus, from Gk. mikros small (see MICA (Cf. mica)) + kephale head. Related: Microcephalism; microcephalous (1840); microcephaly (n.) … Etymology dictionary
microcephalic — I. adjective Date: circa 1856 having a small head; specifically having an abnormally small head II. noun Date: circa 1873 one that is microcephalic … New Collegiate Dictionary
microcephalic — 1. adjective Having an abnormally small head 2. noun A microcephalic person See Also: microcephaly … Wiktionary
Microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II — Classification and external resources OMIM 210720 Microcephalic osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II (MOPD II) is listed as a rare disease by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that… … Wikipedia
microcephalic — adj. [Gr. mikros, small; kephale, head] Having an abnormally small head; see megacephalic, mesocephalic … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
microcephalic — microcephaly, n. /muy kroh seuh fal ik/, adj. Cephalom., Pathol. having a head with a small braincase. Also, microcephalous /muy kroh sef euh leuhs/. [1855 60; < NL microcephalicus. See MICRO , CEPHALIC] * * * … Universalium
microcephalic — maɪkrəʊsɪ fælɪk adj. having an abnormally small head, small headed (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
microcephalic — mi·cro·cephalic … English syllables
microcephalic — /maɪkroʊsəˈfælɪk/ (say muykrohsuh falik) adjective 1. Anatomy having a skull with a small cranial capacity. 2. Pathology having an abnormally small skull. Also, microcephalous /maɪkroʊˈsɛfələs/ (say muykroh sefuhluhs). –microcephaly… …
