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macroencephaly

macroencephaly noun: a congenital expansion of the brain.

Noun

macroencephaly (uncountable)

  1. A congenital expansion of the brain

Origin of macroencephaly

From macro- + encephaly.

Questions about macroencephaly

What does macroencephaly mean?
Macroencephaly means a congenital expansion of the brain.
What part of speech is macroencephaly?
Macroencephaly is a noun.

Words near macroencephaly in the dictionary

  1. macroemulsions
  2. macroencaphaly
  3. macroencapsulate
  4. macroencapsulated
  5. macroencapsulation
  6. macroencephaly
  7. macroenvironment
  8. macroenvironmental
  9. macroenvironments
  10. macroenzyme
  11. macroenzymes

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