macrocephalic
[ mak-roh-suh-fal-ik ]
/ ˌmæk roʊ səË?fæl ɪk /
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adjective
Cephalometry. being or having a head with a large cranial capacity.
Craniometry. being or having a skull with a large cranial capacity.
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Also mac·ro·ceph·a·lous [mak-roh-sef-uh-luhs]. /ËŒmæk roÊŠË?sÉ›f É™ lÉ™s/.
Origin of macrocephalic
OTHER WORDS FROM macrocephalic
mac·ro·ceph·a·ly, nounWords nearby macrocephalic
macroblast, macroblepharia, macrocardia, macrocarpa, macrocarpous, macrocephalic, macrocephaly, macrocheilia, macrocheiria, macroclimate, macroclimatology
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How to use macrocephalic in a sentence
These women had frequent abortions, often produced deaf-mutes, and very frequently macrocephalic children.
Degeneracy|Eugene S. TalbotAnd in place of macrocephalic, we have for very large normal crania the new term megalocephalic.
Pedagogical Anthropology|Maria MontessoriTo-day, however, the terms macrocephalic and microcephalic have come to be reserved for pathological cases.
Pedagogical Anthropology|Maria MontessoriHe would have had to be the most monstrous macrocephalic ever seen upon earth.
Pedagogical Anthropology|Maria Montessori