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Definition: Macrocephaly |
MacrocephalyNoun1. An abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: MacrocephalySynonyms: megacephaly (n), megalocephaly (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Macrocephaly |
| Specialty definitions using "macrocephaly": Proteus Syndrome. (references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Macrocephaly also may be inherited. (references) | |
Megalencephaly may lead to a condition called macrocephaly (defined later in this fact sheet). (references) | ||
Although one form of macrocephaly may be associated with mental retardation, in approximately one-half of cases mental development is normal. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
macrocephaly | 28 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "macrocephaly"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Italian | macrocefalia. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | acrocephalymay.(various references) | |
Romanian | macrocefalie. (various references) | |
Spanish | macrocefalia (macrencephaly, megalencephaly). (various references) | |
Turkish | makrosefali, büyük beyinlilik. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-e-h-l-m-o-p-r-y" | |
-3 letters: cyclorama. | |
-4 letters: amphorae, amphoral, caracole, charcoal, claymore, cochlear, cromlech, pharmacy. | |
-5 letters: acaleph, acerola, alchemy, amphora, armhole, caloyer, cameral, camphol, camphor, caporal, caracol, caramel, caroach, caroche, carpale, ceramal, champac, champer, charley, charpoy, cheaply, cholera, chomper, chorale, choreal, chromyl, clamper, cloacae, coacher, cochlea, compare, coracle, crayola, eparchy, ephoral, epochal, lamprey, mayoral, maypole, palmary, palmyra, peccary, poacher, polymer, preachy, prelacy, rampole. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 61 63 72 6F 63 65 70 68 61 6C 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-- .- -.-. .-. --- -.-. . .--. .... .- .-.. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01100001 01100011 01110010 01101111 01100011 01100101 01110000 01101000 01100001 01101100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M a c r o c e p h a l y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 0061 0063 0072 006F 0063 0065 0070 0068 0061 006C 0079 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)476769848169718274677891 |
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