microcephaly
microcephaly · microcephalies
микроцефалия, микрокефалия
A neurological disorder in which the person affected has an abnormally small head due…A neurological disorder in which the person affected has an abnormally small head due to a failure of brain growth.
US/ˌmaɪkɹoʊˈsɛfəli/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A neurological disorder in which the person affected has an abnormally small head due to a failure of brain growth.
микроцефа́лияmikrocefálija, микрокефа́лияmikrokefálija
an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
neurological disorder:
Origin
From micro- + -cephaly.From micro- + -cephaly.
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Forms
plural: microcephalies| Singular | microcephaly |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain:microcephalusnanocephaly
Word family
4 related wordsDerivedmicrocephalin
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable