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microencephaly

microencephaly noun: the condition of having a small brain.

Noun

microencephaly (uncountable)

  1. The condition of having a small brain

Forms of microencephaly

alternative formmicrencephalia
alternative formmicrencephaly

Origin of microencephaly

From micro- + encephal- + -y.

Questions about microencephaly

What does microencephaly mean?
Microencephaly means the condition of having a small brain.
What part of speech is microencephaly?
Microencephaly is a noun.

Words near microencephaly in the dictionary

  1. microencapsulations
  2. microencapsulator
  3. microencapsulators
  4. microencephalic
  5. microencephalous
  6. microencephaly
  7. microendemic
  8. microendemicity
  9. microendemics
  10. microendemism
  11. microendemisms

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