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    MACROCEPHALY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    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)

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