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MICROCEPHALOUS
microcephalic, microcephalous, nanocephalic
(adjective) having an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain; “a nanocephalic dwarf”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
microcephalous (comparative more microcephalous, superlative most microcephalous)
microcephalic
Source: Wiktionary
Mi`cro*ce*phal"ic, Mi`cro*ceph"a*lous, a. Etym: [Micro- + cephalic, cephalous.] (Anat.)
Definition: Having a small head; having the cranial cavity small; -- opposed to Ant: megacephalic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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