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macrocephalies

macrocephalies is the plural of macrocephaly.

Meaning of macrocephaly

Noun

macrocephaly (usually uncountable, plural macrocephalies)

  1. (usually) A condition in which the head is abnormally large.
  2. (usually) The excessive concentration of population and development in a single centre, to the detriment of other areas.
    • Already Mexico City is a warning to other developing countries where centralized government, a high birth rate, neglect of agriculture and the rush to industrialize have combined to encourage migration to the cities. Twenty percent of the country's population lives here, and the term urban...1983 May 15, Alan Riding, “Problems of Mexico City: Warning to the Third World”, in New York Times

Questions about macrocephalies

What is macrocephalies the plural of?
Macrocephalies is the plural of macrocephaly.

Words near macrocephalies in the dictionary

  1. macrocell
  2. macrocells
  3. macrocellular
  4. macrocephalia
  5. macrocephalic
  6. macrocephalies
  7. macrocephalism
  8. macrocephalous
  9. macrocephalus
  10. macrocephaly
  11. macrochaeta

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