macrocephaly
- noun
- /ˌmækroʊˈsɛfəli/
- Specialized
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macrocefalia
- Parents were relieved to find out that their son's macrocephaly was a benign condition that did not affect his cognitive abilities.
Examples
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After consulting the pediatrician, they learned that their child's macrocephaly was not associated with any other health issues.
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Further, achondroplastic infants can have hydrocephalus, which could account for Charles Waring's macrocephaly and delayed speech.
Academic text (2010) -
There appears to be macrocephaly with frontal bossing; the eyes are wide-set.
Academic text (2010) -
Infections during pregnancy can result in spontaneous abortion or characteristic congenital defects, such as chorioretinitis, microcephaly or macrocephaly, and hydrocephalus (18).
Academic text (2014) -
The doctor diagnosed him with macrocephaly, noting that his head size was larger than average without any pressure on the brain.
Synonyms
A very large head with even growth on both sides that is not caused by fluid in the brain
A person whose whole head is much larger than normal and not from fluid build-up in the brain
An unusually large skull that holds the brain
How Big
- Specialized
- Specialized
1
9.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
macrocephaly = macrocephalic (semi-transparent) = macro + cephal + y
The noun is formed from the adjective 'macrocephalic' with the abstract noun suffix '-y', but the medical terminology is only partly transparent to many learners.
Etymology
The word macrocephaly comes from Greek parts macro- meaning 'large' and -cephaly meaning 'head'. So macrocephaly literally means 'large head', which is why doctors use it for the medical condition of an unusually large head.