MACROCEPHALY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does macrocephaly mean? 

• MACROCEPHALY (noun)
  The noun MACROCEPHALY has 1 sense:

1. an abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical

  Familiarity information: MACROCEPHALY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MACROCEPHALY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

macrocephaly; megacephaly; megalocephaly

Hypernyms ("macrocephaly" is a kind of...):

abnormalcy; abnormality (an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies)

Derivation:

macrocephalic (having an exceptionally large head and brain)

 Context examples 

Relatively frequent clinical manifestations include visual loss, developmental delay, macrocephaly, and precocious puberty.

(Hypothalamic Neoplasm, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

It is characterized by macrocephaly and the presence of hamartomas.

(Bannayan Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

It has a slow and progressive clinical course and is characterized by developmental delay, macrocephaly, seizures, dementia and spasticity.

(Alexander Disease, NCI Thesaurus)