MICROCEPHALIC


Meaning of MICROCEPHALIC in English

I. | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷+ adjective

also mi·cro·ceph·a·lous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sefələs

Etymology: microcephalic probably from New Latin microcephalus microcephalous + English -ic; microcephalous from New Latin microcephalus, from Greek mikrokephalos having a small head, from mikr- micr- + -kephalos -cephalous

: having a small head ; specifically : having an abnormally small head

• mi·cro·ceph·a·lism ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsefəˌlizəm noun -s

II. | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷+ noun

( -s )

: an individual with an abnormally small head

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.