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MEGALOCEPHALY

Dictionary entry overview: What does megalocephaly mean?

• MEGALOCEPHALY (noun)
The noun MEGALOCEPHALY has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: MEGALOCEPHALY used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• MEGALOCEPHALY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

macrocephaly; megacephaly; megalocephaly

Hypernyms ("megalocephaly" is a kind of...):

abnormal condition; abnormalcy; abnormality (an abnormal condition)

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