nanocephalous

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• Nanocephalous — is the condition associated with the fact to have a small or below average size head, like dwarfism but solely for the cranium. This condition however pertains not only to man but to any type of mammal or animal. See also Nanomalous, the… …   Wikipedia

• nanocephalous —   a. having abnormally small head.    ♦ nanoid, a. dwarfish.    ♦ nanomalous, a. having abnormally short limbs …   Dictionary of difficult words

• nanocephalous, nanocephalic — SYN: microcephalic …   Medical dictionary

• microcephalic — Having a small head. SYN: microcephalous, nanocephalous, nanocephalic. * * * mi·cro·ce·phal·ic .mī krō sə fal ik adj having a small head specif having an abnormally small head microcephalic n an individual with an abnormally small head …   Medical dictionary

• nanocephaly — SYN: microcephaly. [nano + G. kephale, head] * * * nano·ceph·a·ly (nan″o sefґə le) microcephaly. nanocephalous adj …   Medical dictionary