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 macrocephaly

  • Pathological terminology includes the following nomenclature: macrocephaly, sub-macrocephaly, submicrocephaly, microcephaly.

    Pedagogical Anthropology |Maria Montessori

  • In rickets, for instance, macrocephaly may occur in conjunction with a normal or even supernormal intelligence (Leopardi).

    Pedagogical Anthropology |Maria Montessori

  • If we find a circumference greater than normal, we are beginning to enter upon the anomaly which goes by the name of macrocephaly.

    Pedagogical Anthropology |Maria Montessori

British Dictionary definitions for macrocephaly

macrocephaly

less commonly macrocephalia (ˌmækrəʊsɪˈfeɪlɪə)

/ (ˌmækrəʊˈsɛfəlɪ) /

noun

the condition of having an abnormally large head or skull

Derived forms of macrocephaly

macrocephalic (ˌmækrəʊsɪˈfælɪk) or macrocephalous, adjective

Medical definitions for macrocephaly

macrocephaly
[ măk′rō-sĕf′ə-lē ]

n.

Abnormal largeness of the head. megacephaly megalocephaly

Other words from macrocephaly

mac′ro•ce•phal′ic (-sə-făl′ĭk) null adj.