Definitions for macrocephalyˌmæk roʊˈsɛf ə li
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mac•ro•ceph•a•lyˌmæk roʊˈsɛf ə li(n.)
disproportionate largeness of the skull or head.
Category: Pathology
Origin of macrocephaly:
1885–90
mac`ro•ce•phal′ic-səˈfæl ɪk(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
macrocephaly, megacephaly, megalocephaly(noun)
an abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical
Wiktionary
macrocephaly(Noun)
A condition in which the head is abnormally large.
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