mac|ro|ceph|a|ly

mac|ro|ceph|a|ly
mac|ro|ceph|a|ly «MAK ruh SEHF uh lee», noun.
a condition in which the head or skull is abnormally large.

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  • mac|ro|ceph|a|lous — «MAK ruh SEHF uh luhs», adjective. = macrocephalic. (Cf. ↑macrocephalic) …   Useful english dictionary

  • ceph — ceph·a·ran·thine; col·o·ceph·a·li; co·no·ceph·a·lum; cryp·to·ceph·a·la; cteno·ceph·a·lus; del·to·ceph·a·lus; di·ceph·a·lus; dis·co·ceph·a·li; dis·co·ceph·a·lous; dol·i·cho·ceph·al; dra·co·ceph·a·lum; en·ceph·a·lar·tos; en·ceph·a·lit·ic;… …   English syllables

  • mac — an·ti·cli·mac·tic; cli·mac·te·ri·al; cli·mac·te·ri·um; cli·mac·tic; im·mac·u·la·cy; im·mac·u·late; li·mac·i·dae; li·mac·i·form; MAC; mac·ad·am; mac·a·damia; mac·ad·am·iza·tion; mac·ad·am·ize; mac·a·nese; mac·a·rize; mac·a·ro·ni; mac·a·ro·nism;… …   English syllables

  • macrocephaly — mac·ro·ceph·a·ly …   English syllables

  • macrocephalus — mac·ro·ceph·a·lus sef ə ləs n, pl li .lī a macrocephalous person or skull * * * mac·ro·ceph·a·lus (mak″ro sefґə ləs) macrocephaly …   Medical dictionary

  • macrocephaly — mac·ro·ceph·a·ly sef ə lē n, pl lies the quality or state of being macrocephalous * * * (megalocephaly) n. abnormal largeness of the head in relation to the rest of the body. Compare microcephaly. * * * mac·ro·ceph·a·ly (mak″ro sefґə… …   Medical dictionary

  • macrocephalous — mac·ro·ceph·a·lous .mak rō sef ə ləs or mac·ro·ce·phal·ic sə fal ik adj having or being an exceptionally large head or cranium …   Medical dictionary

  • macrocephaly — mac•ro•ceph•a•ly [[t]ˌmæk roʊˈsɛf ə li[/t]] n. pat disproportionate largeness of the skull or head • Etymology: 1885–90 mac ro•ce•phal′ic səˈfæl ɪk adj …   From formal English to slang

  • macrencephaly — mac·ren·ceph·a·ly (mak″rən sefґə le) [macro + Gr. enkephalos brain] overgrowth of the brain …   Medical dictionary

  • macrencephalous — mac·ren·ceph·a·lous …   English syllables

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