Definition of Macrocephalous

1. Adjective. Having an exceptionally large head and brain.

Exact synonyms: Macrocephalic
Partainyms: Macrocephaly, Macrocephaly
Derivative terms: Macrocephaly

Definition of Macrocephalous

1. a. Having a large head.

Definition of Macrocephalous

1. Adjective. Having a large head. ¹

2. Adjective. Having the cotyledons of a dicotyledonous embryo confluent, and forming a large mass compared with the rest of the body. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Macrocephalous

1. 1. Having a large head. 2. Having the cotyledons of a dicotyledonous embryo confluent, and forming a large mass compared with the rest of the body. Origin: Macro + Gr. Kefalh the head. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Macrocephalous

macrobiotic diet
macrobiotically
macrobiotics
macroblast
macroblepharon
macroblock
macroblocks
macrobrachia
macroburst
macrobursts
macrocardia
macrocell
macrocells
macrocellular
macrocephalic
macrocephalous (current term)
macrocephalus
macrocephaly
macrochaeta
macrochaetae
macrochannel
macrocheilias
macrocheiria
macrochemistry
macrochires
macrochylomicron
macroclimate
macroclimates

Literary usage of Macrocephalous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The science and practice of medicine in relation to mind, the pathology of by John Thompson Dickson (1874)
"The macrocephalous cases ought to be classed with imbeciles rather than with idiots. The true idiot's head measures on an average only about 13 inches in ..."

2. The Descent of Man: And Selection in Relation to Sex by Charles ( Darwin (1890)
"... such power during some earlier state of existence, when the present exceptional or arrested structure was normal. The simple brain of a macrocephalous ..."

3. Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain: With Physical Sections and Maps by Alexander von Humboldt (1822)
"In spring, the environs of the Galapagos are the rendezvous of all the macrocephalous cachalots of the coasts of Mexico, Peru, and the gulf of Panama, ..."

4. The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin (1904)
"Even the eyes of macrocephalous idiots, who are so degraded that they never learn to speak, 13 See, also, remarks to the same effect by Dr. J. Crichton ..."

5. The Mind of the Child: Observations Concerning the Mental Development of the by William T. Preyer (1889)
"... A macrocephalous boy was born of healthy parents— he was their first child—about four weeks too soon. His whole body had something of stiffness and ..."

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