microcephaly

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


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
microcephaly / ˌmaɪkrəʊˈsɛfəlɪ/
  1. the condition of having an abnormally small head or cranial capacity
    Compare megacephaly
microcephalic / ˌmaɪkrəʊsɪˈfælɪk/, ˌmicroˈcephalous
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mi•cro•ce•phal•ic  (mī′krō sə fal′ik),USA pronunciation adj. [Cephalom., Pathol.]
  1. Pathology, Anatomyhaving a head with a small braincase.
Also, mi•cro•ceph•a•lous  (mī′krō sef′ə ləs).USA pronunciation 
  • Neo-Latin microcephalicus. See micro-, cephalic
  • 1855–60
mi′cro•ceph′a•ly, n. 

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

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