microcephaly

noun mi·cro·ceph·a·ly \-ˈse-fə-lē\

Definition of MICROCEPHALY

: a condition of abnormal smallness of the head usually associated with mental defects

New Latin microcephalia, from microcephalus microcephalic, from micr- + Greek kephalē head — more at cephalic

First Known Use: 1863

Medical Dictionary

noun mi·cro·ceph·a·ly \-ˈsef-ə-lē\

plural mi·cro·ceph·a·lies

: a condition of abnormal smallness of the head usually associated with mental retardation

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