macrocephaly

mac·ro·ceph·a·ly

M0014000 (măk′rō-sĕf′ə-lē) also mac·ro·ce·pha·li·a (-sə-fā′lē-ə, -fāl′yə)n. Abnormal largeness of the head. Also called megacephaly, megalocephaly.

mac′ro·ce·phal′ic (-sə-făl′ĭk), mac′ro·ceph′a·lous adj.

macrocephaly

(ˌmækrəʊˈsɛfəlɪ) or less commonly

macrocephalia

n (Pathology) the condition of having an abnormally large head or skull macrocephalic, ˌmacroˈcephalous adj

mac•ro•ceph•a•ly

(ˌmæk roʊˈsɛf ə li)
n. disproportionate largeness of the skull or head. [1885–90] mac`ro•ce•phal′ic (-səˈfæl ɪk) adj.

macrocephalism, macrocephaly

a condition in which the head or cranial capacity is unusually large. — macrocephalic, macrocephalous, adj.See also: Head

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Noun

macrocephaly - an abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetricalmegacephaly, megalocephalyabnormalcy, abnormality - an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies

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macrocephaly

[mak″ro-sef´ah-le] megalocephaly. adj., adj macroceph´ous.

meg·a·ceph·a·ly

(meg'ă-sef'ă-lē), A condition, either congenital or acquired, in which the head is abnormally large; usually applied to an adult cranium with a capacity of over 1450 mL. Synonym(s): leontiasis ossea, macrocephaly, macrocephalia, megacephalia, megalocephaly, megalocephalia, Virchow disease [mega- + G. kephalē, head]

macrocephaly

(măk′rō-sĕf′ə-lē) also

macrocephalia

(-sə-fā′lē-ə, -fāl′yə)n. Abnormal largeness of the head. Also called megacephaly, megalocephaly.

mac′ro·ce·phal′ic (-sə-făl′ĭk), mac′ro·ceph′a·lous adj.

macrocephaly

An abnormally large head and/or brain; in children, macrocephaly is defined as an occipitofrontal circumference of > 3 SD ≥ the mean.
DiffDx—non-hydrocephalic causes of macrocephaly
Benign familial form (siblings also have large heads), achondroplasia, Banayan syndrome, cerebral gigantism (with macrosomia or Sotos syndrome), cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita, fragile X syndrome, Klippel-Trenauny-Weber syndrome, mucopolysaccharidosis, neurofibromatosis, Weaver syndrome.

macrocephaly

↑ head circumference, megalocephaly Pediatrics An abnormally big head/brain; in children, macrocephaly is defined as an occipitofrontal circumference of > 3 SD ≥ the mean; in adults, macrocephaly is any brain weighing > 1800 g, due to expansion of any subdural component–eg, cerebral tissue, liquid, blood, tumor or storage disease DiffDx–non-hydrocephalic causes Benign familial form–sibs also have large heads, achondroplasia, Banayan syndrome, cerebral gigantism–with macrosomia or Sotos syndrome, cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita, fragile X syndrome, Klippel-Trenauny-Weber syndrome, mucopolysaccharidosis, neurofibromatosis, Weaver syndrome

meg·a·ceph·a·ly

(meg'ă-sef'ă-lē) A condition, either congenital or acquired, in which the head is abnormally large; usually applied to an adult cranium with a capacity of over 1450 mL.
Synonym(s): macrocephaly, macrocephalia, megalocephaly, megalocephalia. [mega- + G. kephalē, head]

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noun an abnormally large head

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