MACROCEPHALY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

macrocephaly; megacephaly; megalocephaly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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)

Credits