microcephalism

microcephalism

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  • microcephalism — n. state of having an abnormally small skull (Medicine) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • microcephalism — mi·cro·ceph·a·lism …   English syllables

  • microcephalism — noun see microcephalic I …   Useful english dictionary

  • microcephaly — noun A neurological disorder in which the person affected has an abnormally small head due to a failure of brain growth Syn: microcephalia, microcephalism See Also: microcephalic, microcephale, microcephalous, microcephalus …   Wiktionary

  • Microcephaly — An abnormally small head due to failure of brain growth. In precise terms, microcephaly is a head circumference that is more than 2 standard deviations below the normal mean for age, sex, race, and gestation. (Some authorities define microcephaly …   Medical dictionary

  • 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 —   a. a. small headed    ♦ microcephalism,    ♦ microcephaly, n.    ♦ microcephalus, n. (pl.    ♦ li ) such person …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • microcephalous —   a. a. small headed    ♦ microcephalism,    ♦ microcephaly, n.    ♦ microcephalus, n. (pl.    ♦ li ) such person …   Dictionary of difficult words

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