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polymicrogyria

polymicrogyria noun: a deformity of the brain such that it has an excessive number of small folds, causing mental retardation.

Noun

polymicrogyria (uncountable)

  1. A deformity of the brain such that it has an excessive number of small folds, causing mental retardation.

Origin of polymicrogyria

From poly- + micro- + gyrus + -ia.

Questions about polymicrogyria

What does polymicrogyria mean?
Polymicrogyria means a deformity of the brain such that it has an excessive number of small folds, causing mental retardation.
What part of speech is polymicrogyria?
Polymicrogyria is a noun.

Words near polymicrogyria in the dictionary

  1. polymetrically
  2. polymicrobacterial
  3. polymicrobial
  4. polymicrobially
  5. polymicrobic
  6. polymicrogyria
  7. polymicrogyric
  8. polymict
  9. polymictic
  10. polymicts
  11. polymignite

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