- nanocephalous
- a. having abnormally small head.♦ nanoid, a. dwarfish.♦ nanomalous, a. having abnormally short limbs.
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Nanocephalous — is the condition associated with the fact to have a small or below average size head, like dwarfism but solely for the cranium. This condition however pertains not only to man but to any type of mammal or animal. See also Nanomalous, the… … Wikipedia
nanocephalous, nanocephalic — SYN: microcephalic … Medical dictionary
microcephalic — Having a small head. SYN: microcephalous, nanocephalous, nanocephalic. * * * mi·cro·ce·phal·ic .mī krō sə fal ik adj having a small head specif having an abnormally small head microcephalic n an individual with an abnormally small head … Medical dictionary
nanocephaly — SYN: microcephaly. [nano + G. kephale, head] * * * nano·ceph·a·ly (nan″o sefґə le) microcephaly. nanocephalous adj … Medical dictionary
