Usually means: Abnormally small head size condition.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (microcephaly)

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

Similar:
nanocephaly, microcephalus, microencephaly, microcephalia, micrencephaly, macrocephaly, microcephalism, microhydranencephaly, macroencephaly, macrencephaly, more...

Opposite:
macrocephaly, megalocephaly

Adjectives:
primary, true, severe, autosomal, mild, congenital, recessive, familial, secondary, fetal, dominant

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Similar:
nanocephaly, microcephalus, microencephaly, microcephalia, micrencephaly, macrocephaly, microcephalism, microhydranencephaly, macroencephaly, macrencephaly, more...

Opposite:
macrocephaly, megalocephaly

Adjectives:
primary, true, severe, autosomal, mild, congenital, recessive, familial, secondary, fetal, dominant



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