macrocephaly

ˌmækrəʊˈsɛfəli

macrocephalies

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Definition of macrocephaly - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

TECH.

condition with an abnormally large head

TECH.

The doctor diagnosed the child with macrocephaly.

megacephaly

geography

TECH.

excessive population concentration in one area

TECH.

The city's macrocephaly led to rural depopulation.

concentration

crowding

overpopulation

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Origin of macrocephaly

Greek, makros (large) + kephalē (head)

Examples of macrocephaly in a sentence

The geneticist explained the causes of macrocephaly to the parents.
Urban macrocephaly is a growing concern.
Macrocephaly affects infrastructure development.

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French:macrocéphalie, surpopulation urbaine, ...
German:Makrozephalie, Überbevölkerung, ...
Italian:macrocefalia, ...
Spanish:macrocefalia, ...
Portuguese:macrocefalia, superpopulação, ...
Chinese:大头症, 人口过度集中, ...
Japanese:大頭症, 過密化, ...
Arabic:تضخم الرأس, تَضَخُّم حَضَرِي, ...
Hebrew:מַקְרוֹצֶפַלִיָּה, הִתְרַכְּזוּת אוֹכְלוּסִית מוּפְרֶזֶת, ...
Russian:макроцефалия, ...
Ukrainian:макроцефалія, перенаселення, ...
Hindi:मैक्रोसेफली, जनसंख्या एकाग्रता, ...
Bengali:ম্যাক্রোসেফালি, অতিরিক্ত জনসংখ্যা ঘনত্ব, ...
Catalan:macrocefàlia, concentració urbana excessiva, ...
Czech:makrocefalie, metropolitní primacie, ...
Danish:makrocefali, overbefolkning, ...
Dutch:macrocefalie, ...
Greek:μακροκεφαλία, ...
Hungarian:makrokefália, városmakrokefália, ...
Khmer:ជំងឺក្បាលធំខុសប្រក្រតី, ការប្រមូលផ្តុំប្រជាជនលើសលប់នៅតំបន់មួយ, ...
Korean:대두증, 거대도시화, ...
Persian:ماکروسفالی, تمرکز جمعیت, ...
Polish:makrocefalia, ...
Portuguese (BR):macrocefalia, concentração populacional excessiva, ...
Romanian:macrocefalie, ...
Swedish:makrocefali, befolkningskoncentration, ...
Thai:ศีรษะโตผิดปกติ, การกระจุกตัวของประชากร, ...
Turkish:makrosefali, ...
Vietnamese:chứng đầu to, sự tập trung dân số quá mức, ...

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