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megacephalyenUK
meg·a·ceph·a·ly M0197800 (mĕg′ə-sĕf′ə-lē)n. pl. meg·a·ceph·a·lies See macrocephaly.
meg′a·ce·phal′ic (-sə-făl′ĭk), meg′a·ceph′a·lous (-sĕf′ə-lĕs) adj.megacephaly (ˌmɛɡəˈsɛfəlɪ) or megalocephalyn (Pathology) the condition of having an unusually large head or cranial capacity. It can be of congenital origin or result from an abnormal overgrowth of the facial bones. Compare microcephaly megacephalic, ˌmegaˈcephalous, ˌmegaloceˈphalic, ˌmegaloˈcephalous adjThesaurus| Noun | 1. megacephaly - an abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetricalmacrocephaly, megalocephalyabnormalcy, abnormality - an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies |
EncyclopediaSeemacrocephalymegacephalyenUK
meg·a·ceph·a·ly (meg'ă-sef'ă-lē), A condition, either congenital or acquired, in which the head is abnormally large; usually applied to an adult cranium with a capacity of over 1450 mL. Synonym(s): leontiasis ossea, macrocephaly, macrocephalia, megacephalia, megalocephaly, megalocephalia, Virchow disease [mega- + G. kephalē, head] megacephaly (mĕg′ə-sĕf′ə-lē)n. pl. megacepha·lies See macrocephaly.
meg′a·ce·phal′ic (-sə-făl′ĭk), meg′a·ceph′a·lous (-sĕf′ə-lĕs) adj.megacephaly Big-headedness; macrocephaly is more widely usedmeg·a·ceph·a·ly (meg'ă-sef'ă-lē) A condition, either congenital or acquired, in which the head is abnormally large; usually applied to an adult cranium with a capacity of over 1450 mL.
Synonym(s): macrocephaly, macrocephalia, megalocephaly, megalocephalia. [mega- + G. kephalē, head]Virchow, Rudolf, German pathologist and politician, 1821-1902. Virchow angle - an angle formed by the meeting of a line drawn from the middle of the nasofrontal suture to the base of the anterior nasal spine, with a line drawn from this last point to the center of the external auditory meatus. Synonym(s): Virchow-Holder angleVirchow cells - (1) the lacunae in osseous tissue containing the bone cells; also the bone cells themselves; - (2) connective tissue cells between the laminae of fibrous tissue in the cornea. Synonym(s): corneal corpuscles; Virchow corpusclesVirchow corpuscles - Synonym(s): Virchow cells (2)Virchow crystals - yellow-brown, amber, or burnt orange crystals of hematoidin, frequently observed in extravasated blood in tissues.Virchow disease - acute congenital encephalitis, a condition in which the head is abnormally large. Synonym(s): megacephalyVirchow law - there is no special or distinctive neoplastic cell inasmuch as the component cells of neoplasms originate from preexisting forms.Virchow node - a firm, palpable supraclavicular lymph node that may be the first recognized presumptive evidence of a malignant neoplasm in one of the viscera. Synonym(s): signal nodeVirchow psammoma - a firm, cellular neoplasm derived from fibrous tissue of the meninges, choroid plexus, and certain other brain structures. Synonym(s): psammomatous meningiomaVirchow triad - factors predisposing vascular thrombosis.Virchow-Hassall bodies - Synonym(s): Hassall bodiesVirchow-Holder angle - Synonym(s): Virchow angleVirchow-Robin space - a tunnel-like extension of the subarachnoid space surrounding blood vessels that pass into the brain or spinal cord from the subarachnoid space. Synonym(s): His perivascular spacemegacephalyenUK
Synonyms for megacephalynoun an abnormally large headSynonyms- macrocephaly
- megalocephaly
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