| NOUN | state | megacephaly, macrocephaly, 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 | macrocephaly, megalocephaly | |
| Broader | abnormality, abnormalcy | An abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies |
| Spanish | macrocefalia, megalocefalia | |
| Catalan | macrocefàlia, megacefàlia | |
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