megacephaly

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌmɛɡəˈsɛfəlɪ/


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
megacephaly / ˌmɛɡəˈsɛfəlɪ/, megalocephaly
  1. the condition of having an unusually large head or cranial capacity. It can be of congenital origin or result from an abnormal overgrowth of the facial bones
    Compare microcephaly
megacephalic / ˌmɛɡəsɪˈfælɪk/, ˌmegaˈcephalous, ˌmegaloceˈphalic, ˌmegaloˈcephalous
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
meg•a•ce•phal•ic  (meg′ə sə fal′ik),USA pronunciation adj. [Cephalom.]
  1. Anatomymacrocephalic.
Also, meg•a•ceph•a•lous  (meg′ə sef′ə ləs).USA pronunciation 
  • mega- + cephalic 1875–80
meg′a•ceph′a•ly, n. 

'megacephaly' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
megalocephaly - microcephaly

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