MEGACEPHALY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does megacephaly mean? 

• MEGACEPHALY (noun)
  The noun MEGACEPHALY has 1 sense:

1. an abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical

  Familiarity information: MEGACEPHALY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MEGACEPHALY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

macrocephaly; megacephaly; megalocephaly

Hypernyms ("megacephaly" is a kind of...):

abnormalcy; abnormality (an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies)