microcephaly

  • 1Microcephaly — Classification and external resources ICD 10 Q02 ICD 9 …

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  • 2microcephaly — [mī΄krō sef′ə lē] n. 〚 MICRO + CEPHALY〛 a condition in which the head or cranial capacity is abnormally small: opposed to MACROCEPHALY microcephalous adj. microcephalic [mī΄krəsə fal′ik] * * * mi·cro·cep …

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  • 3microcephaly — [mī΄krō sef′ə lē] n. [ MICRO + CEPHALY] a condition in which the head or cranial capacity is abnormally small: opposed to MACROCEPHALY microcephalous adj. microcephalic [mī΄krəsə fal′ik] …

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  • 4Microcephaly — An abnormally small head due to failure of brain growth. In precise terms, microcephaly is a head circumference that is more than 2 standard deviations below the normal mean for age, sex, race, and gestation. (Some authorities define microcephaly …

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  • 5Microcephaly lymphoedema chorioretinal dysplasia — (MLCRD) is a genetic condition associated with: Small head (Microcephaly) Puffy feet (Lymphoedema) Eye problems (Chorio retinal dysplasia ie changes in the retina) In 1992, Feingold and Bartoshesky described two unrelated children with… …

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  • 6microcephaly — noun Etymology: New Latin microcephalia, from microcephalus microcephalic, from micr + Greek kephalē head more at cephalic Date: 1863 a condition of abnormal smallness of the head usually associated with mental defects …

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  • 7microcephaly — noun A neurological disorder in which the person affected has an abnormally small head due to a failure of brain growth Syn: microcephalia, microcephalism See Also: microcephalic, microcephale, microcephalous, microcephalus …

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  • 8microcephaly — maɪkrəʊ sefÉ™lɪ n. smallness of head (Medicine) …

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  • 9microcephaly — [ˌmʌɪkrəʊ sɛfəli, kɛfəli] noun Medicine abnormal smallness of the head. Derivatives microcephalic adjective &noun microcephalous adjective …

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  • 10microcephaly — mi·cro·ceph·a·ly …

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