Usually means: Abnormally small head size condition.
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  1. microcephalus: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  1. microcephalus: Dictionary of Botanical Epithets

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Definitions from Wiktionary (microcephalus)

▸ noun:  (uncountable) An abnormally small head.
▸ noun:  A person suffering from microcephaly.

Similar:
nanocephaly, microcephaly, microcephalic, cephalism, colpocephaly, cephalæa, acrocephalia, cephaloscopy, cynocephaly, dolichocephaly, more...

Opposite:
macrocephalus, megalocephaly

Phrases:
somniosus microcephalus, more...

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Similar:
nanocephaly, microcephaly, microcephalic, cephalism, colpocephaly, cephalæa, acrocephalia, cephaloscopy, cynocephaly, dolichocephaly, more...

Opposite:
macrocephalus, megalocephaly

Phrases:
somniosus microcephalus, more...



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