MACROCEPHALIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does macrocephalic mean? 

• MACROCEPHALIC (adjective)
  The adjective MACROCEPHALIC has 1 sense:

1. having an exceptionally large head and brain

  Familiarity information: MACROCEPHALIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MACROCEPHALIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having an exceptionally large head and brain

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

macrocephalic; macrocephalous

Pertainym:

macrocephaly (an abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical)

Derivation:

macrocephaly (an abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical)