MICROCEPHALY


Meaning of MICROCEPHALY in English

n.

Pronunciation: - ' se-f ə -l ē

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin microcephalia, from microcephalus microcephalic, from micr- + Greek kephal ē head ― more at CEPHALIC

Date: 1863

: a condition of abnormal smallness of the head usually associated with mental defects

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