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
