macrocephalia


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]

macrocephalia

, macrocephaly (mak″rō-sĕ-fā′lē-ă) (mak″rō-sef′ă-lē) [ macro- + cephal- + -ia] Abnormally large size of the head. It is found in acromegaly, hydrocephalus, rickets, Paget's disease, leontiasis ossea, myxedema, leprosy, and pituitary disturbances. macrocephalicmacrocephalous (mak″rō-sĕ-fal′ik) (mak″rō-sef′ă-lŭs), adjective