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macrocephaly
/ 藢m忙kr蓹蕣藞s蓻f蓹l瑟; 藢m忙kr蓹蕣s瑟藞fe瑟l瑟蓹; 藢m忙kr蓹蕣s瑟藞f忙l瑟k /
noun
- the condition of having an abnormally large head or skull
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Derived Forms
- macrocephalic, adjective
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Example Sentences
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Scientists suspect that a mutated Pten gene is one of the contributing factors to autism and have shown its association with macrocephaly, the abnormal development of an enlarged brain and head.
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For instance, duplications within the chromosomal region 1q21 are associated with autism and macrocephaly, while deletions are linked to schizophrenia and microcephaly.
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Augmentation of the volume of the head is called macrocephaly, and there are a number of curious examples related.
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