| / English Dictionary |
MACROCEPHALY
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical
Synonyms:
macrocephaly; megacephaly; megalocephaly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("macrocephaly" is a kind of...):
abnormalcy; abnormality (an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies)
Derivation:
macrocephalic (having an exceptionally large head and brain)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
