microcephaly

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US/ˌmaɪkɹoʊˈsɛfəli/

noun

A neurological disorder in which the person affected has an abnormally small head due to a failure of brain growth.

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microcephaliamicrocephalismmicrocephalusnanocephaly
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Meanings

nounmicrocephaly (countable and uncountable, plural microcephalies)

plural microcephalies

  1. countableuncountableA neurological disorder in which the person affected has an abnormally small head due to a failure of brain growth.

    Synonyms: microcephalia, microcephalism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA neurological disorder in which the person affected has an abnormally small head due to a failure of brain growth.

Similar
microcephaliamicrocephalism

More synonyms by meaning

nounan abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain

Similar
microcephalusnanocephaly
Broader
abnormalityabnormalcy
Also see
microcephalismmicrocephalusnanocephaly

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From micro- + -cephaly.

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Translations

Catalan microcefàlia
  • microcefàlianeurological disorder
Chinese Mandarin 畸形小頭 /畸形小头, 小頭畸形 /小头畸形
  • 畸形小頭 /畸形小头 (jīxíng xiǎotóu)neurological disorder
  • 小頭畸形 /小头畸形 (xiǎotóu jīxíng)neurological disorder
  • 小腦症 /小脑症 (xiǎonǎozhèng)neurological disorder
Czech mikrocefalie
  • mikrocefalieneurological disorder
Dutch microcefalie
  • microcefalieneurological disorder
Finnish pienipäisyys, mikrokefalia
  • pienipäisyysneurological disorder
  • mikrokefalianeurological disorder
French microcéphalie
  • microcéphalieneurological disorder
Italian microcefalia
  • microcefalianeurological disorder
Polish mikrocefalia, małogłowie
  • mikrocefalianeurological disorder
  • małogłowieneurological disorder
Portuguese microcefalia
  • microcefalianeurological disorder
Romanian microcefalie
  • microcefalieneurological disorder
Russian микроцефа́лия, микрокефа́лия
  • микроцефа́лия (mikrocefálija)neurological disorder
  • микрокефа́лия (mikrokefálija)neurological disorder
Spanish microcefalia
  • microcefalianeurological disorder

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with microcephaly

anencephalyholoprosencephalylissencephalyacephaly-cephalydicephalymacrocephalymegalocephaliamegalocephalyplagiocephalytrigonocephaly
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Anagrams

pyrochemical
Cite this entry
APA

microcephaly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microcephaly

MLA

“microcephaly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microcephaly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microcephaly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microcephaly.

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