macrocephalia
/ˌmakrə(ʊ)sɛˈfeɪlɪə/ /ˌmakrə(ʊ)kɛˈfeɪlɪə/rare
noun
= macrocephaly. Also figurative.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The New Sydenham Society's Lexicon of Medicine and the Allied Sciences. From macro- + -cephalia, probably after French macrocéphalie macrocephaly.
- holding pattern
- holding tank
- hold no brief for
- hold off
- hold on
- hold one's breath
- hold one's ground
- hold one's head up (or hold one's head high)
- hold one's horses
- hold one's nose
- hold one's own
- hold one's peace
- hold (one's) serve (or service)
- hold one's tongue
- hold one's whisht
- hold on to
- hold (or have) a wolf by the ears
- hold (or have) in derision
- hold (or keep) someone/thing at bay
- hold (or put) a gun to someone's head
- hold out
- holdout
- hold out for
- hold out on
- holdover