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nounmegalocephaly (uncountable)
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nounSynonym of macrencephaly
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nounan abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical
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Rhymes with megalocephaly
microcephalyanencephalyholoprosencephalylissencephalyacephaly-cephalydicephalymacrocephalymegalocephaliaplagiocephalytrigonocephaly
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megalocephaly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megalocephaly
MLA
“megalocephaly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megalocephaly. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “megalocephaly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megalocephaly.
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