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MACROCEPHALIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having an exceptionally large head and brain
Synonyms:
macrocephalic; macrocephalous
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
macrocephaly (an abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical)
Derivation:
macrocephaly (an abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical)