- microcephaly
- mi·cro·ceph·a·ly
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microcephaly
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Microcephaly — Classification and external resources ICD 10 Q02 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
microcephaly — [mī΄krō sef′ə lē] n. 〚 MICRO + CEPHALY〛 a condition in which the head or cranial capacity is abnormally small: opposed to MACROCEPHALY microcephalous adj. microcephalic [mī΄krəsə fal′ik] * * * mi·cro·cep … Universalium
microcephaly — [mī΄krō sef′ə lē] n. [ MICRO + CEPHALY] a condition in which the head or cranial capacity is abnormally small: opposed to MACROCEPHALY microcephalous adj. microcephalic [mī΄krəsə fal′ik] … English World dictionary
Microcephaly — An abnormally small head due to failure of brain growth. In precise terms, microcephaly is a head circumference that is more than 2 standard deviations below the normal mean for age, sex, race, and gestation. (Some authorities define microcephaly … Medical dictionary
Microcephaly lymphoedema chorioretinal dysplasia — (MLCRD) is a genetic condition associated with: Small head (Microcephaly) Puffy feet (Lymphoedema) Eye problems (Chorio retinal dysplasia ie changes in the retina) In 1992, Feingold and Bartoshesky described two unrelated children with… … Wikipedia
microcephaly — noun Etymology: New Latin microcephalia, from microcephalus microcephalic, from micr + Greek kephalē head more at cephalic Date: 1863 a condition of abnormal smallness of the head usually associated with mental defects … New Collegiate Dictionary
microcephaly — noun A neurological disorder in which the person affected has an abnormally small head due to a failure of brain growth Syn: microcephalia, microcephalism See Also: microcephalic, microcephale, microcephalous, microcephalus … Wiktionary
microcephaly — maɪkrəʊ sefÉ™lɪ n. smallness of head (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
microcephaly — [ˌmʌɪkrəʊ sɛfəli, kɛfəli] noun Medicine abnormal smallness of the head. Derivatives microcephalic adjective &noun microcephalous adjective … English new terms dictionary
microcephaly — n. abnormal smallness of the head in relation to the size of the rest of the body: a congenital condition in which the brain is not fully developed. Compare: macrocephaly … The new mediacal dictionary
