|
|
Definition of Microcephalus
1. Noun. An abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain.
Generic synonyms: Abnormalcy, Abnormality
Derivative terms: Microcephalic, Microcephalous, Nanocephalic
Definition of Microcephalus
1. Noun. An abnormally small head ¹
2. Noun. A person suffering from microcephaly ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Microcephalus
Literary usage of Microcephalus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum by Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther (1868)
"... microcephalus, Bleek. Prodr. Cypr. p. 156; or Atl. Ichthyol. Cypr. p. 60, tab.
8. fig. 2, is founded on a single example, Tl"™ long, which appears to be ..."
2. Surgical diseases of children: A Modern Treatise on Pediatric Surgery by Samuel Walter Kelley (1914)
"microcephalus microcephalus is a premature arrest of development of the brain
and skull, usually accompanied by idiocy and cerebral paralysis in varying ..."
3. Mentally Deficient Children: Their Treatment and Training by George Edward Shuttleworth (1910)
"We have now traced the prominent pathological conditions of the several typical
varieties of CONGENITAL MENTAL DEFICIENCY, viz. : 1. microcephalus. 2. ..."
4. A Treatise on the diseases of infancy and childhood by Job Lewis Smith (1886)
"microcephalus—Atrophy of Brain. An abnormally small brain has usually been
attributed to premature closure of the sutures and ..."
Other Resources:
