microcephalic adjective & noun. [mʌɪkrǝ(ʊ)sɪ'falɪk, -kɛ'falɪk] M19.
[from MICRO- + -CEPHALIC.]
Chiefly Medicine & Anthropology.
A. adjective. Having an abnormally small head or skull. M19.
B. noun. A microcephalic person. L19.

■ micro'cephalism noun = microcephaly M19.

■ micro'cephalous adjective = MICROCEPHALIC adjective M19.

■ micro'cephalus noun, pl. -li [-lʌɪ, -li:], (a) = MICROCEPHALIC noun; (b) = microcephaly: M19.

■ micro'cephaly noun microcephalic condition M19.

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