MACROCEPHALIC

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having an exceptionally large head and brain

Synonyms:

macrocephalic; macrocephalous

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

macrocephaly (an abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical)

Derivation:

macrocephaly (an abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical)

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