microcephalic

[ mahy-kroh-suh-fal-ik ]

/ ˌmaɪ kroʊ səˈfæl ɪk /

adjective Cephalometry, Pathology.

having a head with a small braincase.

Also mi·cro·ceph·a·lous

[mahy-kroh-sef-uh-luhs]. /ˌmaɪ kroʊˈsɛf ə ləs/.

Origin of microcephalic

From the New Latin word microcephalicus, dating back to 1855–60. See micro-, cephalic

OTHER WORDS FROM microcephalic

mi·cro·ceph·a·ly, noun

Words nearby microcephalic

microcapsule, microcardia, microcassette, microcelebrity, microcentrum, microcephalic, microcephaly, microcheilia, microcheiria, microchemistry, microchip

Example sentences from the Web for microcephalic

The satyrs are represented as being of the microcephalic type.
Pedagogical Anthropology|Maria Montessori
What mattered the microcephalic imaginings of greasy Dave and his friends among the chorus?
The Real Adventure|Henry Kitchell Webster
To-day, however, the terms macrocephalic and microcephalic have come to be reserved for pathological cases.
Pedagogical Anthropology|Maria Montessori
Mller had interested himself very much in microcephalic skulls and Virchow assisted him in the investigations of them.
Makers of Modern Medicine|James J. Walsh

单词	microcephalic
释义	microcephalic [ mahy-kroh-suh-fal-ik ] / ˌmaɪ kroʊ səˈfæl ɪk / adjective Cephalometry, Pathology. having a head with a small braincase. Also mi·cro·ceph·a·lous [mahy-kroh-sef-uh-luhs]. /ˌmaɪ kroʊˈsɛf ə ləs/. Origin of microcephalic From the New Latin word microcephalicus, dating back to 1855–60. See micro-, cephalic OTHER WORDS FROM microcephalic mi·cro·ceph·a·ly, noun Words nearby microcephalic microcapsule, microcardia, microcassette, microcelebrity, microcentrum, microcephalic, microcephaly, microcheilia, microcheiria, microchemistry, microchip Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for microcephalic The satyrs are represented as being of the microcephalic type. Pedagogical Anthropology\|Maria Montessori What mattered the microcephalic imaginings of greasy Dave and his friends among the chorus? The Real Adventure\|Henry Kitchell Webster To-day, however, the terms macrocephalic and microcephalic have come to be reserved for pathological cases. Pedagogical Anthropology\|Maria Montessori Mller had interested himself very much in microcephalic skulls and Virchow assisted him in the investigations of them. Makers of Modern Medicine\|James J. Walsh
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