microcephalic
1 of 2adjective
mi·cro·ce·phal·ic ˌmī-krō-sə-ˈfa-lik 
: having a small head
specifically : having an abnormally small head
microcephalic
2 of 2noun
: one that is microcephalic
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Lawrence Specker, AL.com, 18 July 2017 Zika infections carried by travelers have been brought back to Minnesota, New York, Hawaii (where a microcephalic baby was born), and other states in the U.S. National Geographic, 28 Jan. 2016
Adjective
And then in 2015 an outbreak in Brazil was linked to an increase in microcephalic infants. Lawrence Specker, AL.com, 18 July 2017 Zika infections carried by travelers have been brought back to Minnesota, New York, Hawaii (where a microcephalic baby was born), and other states in the U.S. National Geographic, 28 Jan. 2016 Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
circa 1856, in the meaning defined above
Noun
circa 1873, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
microcephalic 1 of 2
adjective
mi·cro·ce·phal·ic ˌmī-krō-sə-ˈfal-ik
: having a small head
specifically : having an abnormally small head
microcephalic
2 of 2noun
: an individual with an abnormally small head
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