MICROCEPHALY

microcephaly, microcephalus, nanocephaly

(noun) an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

microcephaly (countable and uncountable, plural microcephalies)

A neurological disorder in which the person affected has an abnormally small head due to a failure of brain growth.

Synonyms

• microcephalia

• microcephalism

Anagrams

• pyrochemical

Source: Wiktionary



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