macrocephalic

[ mak-roh-suh-fal-ik ]
/ ˌmæk roʊ səˈfæl ɪk /

adjective

Cephalometry. being or having a head with a large cranial capacity.
Craniometry. being or having a skull with a large cranial capacity.
Also mac·ro·ceph·a·lous [mak-roh-sef-uh-luh s] /ˌmæk roʊˈsɛf ə ləs/.

Origin of macrocephalic

1850–55; < Greek makroképhal(os) large-headed (see macro-, -cephalous) + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM macrocephalic

mac·ro·ceph·a·ly, noun

Words nearby macrocephalic

macroblast, macroblepharia, macrocardia, macrocarpa, macrocarpous, macrocephalic, macrocephaly, macrocheilia, macrocheiria, macroclimate, macroclimatology

Example sentences from the Web for macrocephalic

  • And in place of macrocephalic, we have for very large normal crania the new term megalocephalic.

    Pedagogical Anthropology |Maria Montessori