microencephalicadj.

Brit.

/ˌmʌɪkrəʊɛnsᵻˈfalɪk/,

/ˌmʌɪkrəʊɛnkɛˈfalɪk/, U.S.

/ˈˌmaɪkroʊˌɛnsəˈfælɪk/

Forms: 1800s– micrencephalic, 1900s– microencephalic.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: micro- comb. form, encephalic adj.

Etymology: < micro- comb. form + encephalic adj. R. G. Mayne gives a Latin form micrencephalicus (see quot. 1857).

Chiefly Medicine.

Characterized by or exhibiting microencephaly; having a small brain.

ΚΠ

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Micrencephalicus,..micrencephalic.

1886 D. MacAlister tr. E. Ziegler Text-bk. Pathol. Anat. III. ix. xcii. 231 The micrencephalic patient may also exhibit porencephalia.

1969 Teratology 2 333/2 Differences in skull sizes between micrencephalic and control guinea pigs were not obvious.

1973 Biochem. Pharmacol. 22 267 The administration of methylazoxymethanol or its acetate to pregnant rats results in offspring that are micrencephalic.

1981 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 292 50 The small-brained or micrencephalic hominids, the various species of Australopithecus.

1983 Neuropediatrics 14 197 Neuropathological examination revealed microencephalic brains in all cases [of fetal alcohol syndrome].

1993 Neuroscience 54 49/1 Microencephalic rats, despite this profound neuroanatomical disorganization, show a normal developmental pattern but when adult, they exhibit a learning deficit.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	microencephalic
释义	microencephalicadj. Brit. /ˌmʌɪkrəʊɛnsᵻˈfalɪk/, /ˌmʌɪkrəʊɛnkɛˈfalɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌmaɪkroʊˌɛnsəˈfælɪk/ Forms: 1800s– micrencephalic, 1900s– microencephalic. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: micro- comb. form, encephalic adj. Etymology: < micro- comb. form + encephalic adj. R. G. Mayne gives a Latin form micrencephalicus (see quot. 1857). Chiefly Medicine. Characterized by or exhibiting microencephaly; having a small brain. ΚΠ 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Micrencephalicus,..micrencephalic. 1886 D. MacAlister tr. E. Ziegler Text-bk. Pathol. Anat. III. ix. xcii. 231 The micrencephalic patient may also exhibit porencephalia. 1969 Teratology 2 333/2 Differences in skull sizes between micrencephalic and control guinea pigs were not obvious. 1973 Biochem. Pharmacol. 22 267 The administration of methylazoxymethanol or its acetate to pregnant rats results in offspring that are micrencephalic. 1981 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 292 50 The small-brained or micrencephalic hominids, the various species of Australopithecus. 1983 Neuropediatrics 14 197 Neuropathological examination revealed microencephalic brains in all cases [of fetal alcohol syndrome]. 1993 Neuroscience 54 49/1 Microencephalic rats, despite this profound neuroanatomical disorganization, show a normal developmental pattern but when adult, they exhibit a learning deficit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1857
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