NOUN | state | macrocephaly, megacephaly, megalocephaly | an abnormally large head |
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Meaning | An abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical. | |
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Synonyms | megacephaly, megalocephaly | |
Broader | abnormality, abnormalcy | An abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies |
Spanish | macrocefalia, megalocefalia | |
Catalan | macrocefàlia, megacefàlia | |
Adjectives | macrocephalic, macrocephalous | having an exceptionally large head and brain |
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