microcephaly
mi·cro·ceph·a·ly
noun \-ˈse-fə-lē\Definition of MICROCEPHALY
: a condition of abnormal smallness of the head usually associated with mental defects
Origin of MICROCEPHALY
New Latin microcephalia, from microcephalus microcephalic, from micr- + Greek kephalē head — more at cephalic
First Known Use: 1863
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