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Definition of Nanocephaly
1. Noun. An abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain.
Exact synonyms: Microcephalus, Microcephaly
Generic synonyms: Abnormalcy, Abnormality
Derivative terms: Microcephalic, Microcephalous, Nanocephalic
Generic synonyms: Abnormalcy, Abnormality
Derivative terms: Microcephalic, Microcephalous, Nanocephalic
Medical Definition of Nanocephaly
1. Synonym: microcephaly. Origin: nano-+ G. Kephale, head (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nanocephaly
Literary usage of Nanocephaly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Textbook of Nervous Diseases for Students and Practicing Physicians: In by Robert Bing, Charles Lewis Allen (1921)
"Microcephaly must not be confused with the "nanocephaly" which occurs in small
individuals. ..."
2. Degeneracy; Its Causes, Signs and Results by Eugene Solomon Talbot (1898)
"... 288 nanocephaly, 168 Nervous Heredity, 16 Nervous Prostration, 351, 352, 357
Neurotics, 333, 334 Nose Degeneracy, 189, 190, 191, „ Degeneracy and ..."
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