macrocephalus

See also: Macrocephalus

English

Noun

macrocephalus

  1. (medicine) The condition of having an abnormally large head.
    • 1889 April 6, Frederick Peterson, “Cranial measurements in twenty cases of infantile cerebral hemiplegia”, in The New York Medical Journal:
      Benedikt called attention to the frequency of leptocephalus and macrocephalus in hemiplegia and paraplegia spastica infantilis, and to the frequency of asymmetry in the first-mentioned disease.
    • 1894 April 7, Medical Record, page 435:
      He had collected thirty-three cases of craniotomy for idiocy and macrocephalus, and found that the results were always negative.
    • 2007, G.A. Taylor, S.T. Treves, Pediatric Nuclear Medicine/PET:
      A radionuclide salivagram of a 4-year-old girl with recurrent lung infections, macrocephalus, psychomotor retardation, and seizure disorder was obtained due to suspected aspiration.

Synonyms


Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from Ancient Greek [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ma.kroˈke.pʰa.lus/, [ma.krɔˈkɛ.pʰa.ɫʊs]

Adjective

macrocephalus (feminine macrocephala, neuter macrocephalum); first/second declension

  1. having a large head; macrocephalous

Usage notes

  • Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative macrocephalus macrocephala macrocephalum macrocephalī macrocephalae macrocephala
Genitive macrocephalī macrocephalae macrocephalī macrocephalōrum macrocephalārum macrocephalōrum
Dative macrocephalō macrocephalae macrocephalō macrocephalīs macrocephalīs macrocephalīs
Accusative macrocephalum macrocephalam macrocephalum macrocephalōs macrocephalās macrocephala
Ablative macrocephalō macrocephalā macrocephalō macrocephalīs macrocephalīs macrocephalīs
Vocative macrocephale macrocephala macrocephalum macrocephalī macrocephalae macrocephala

Derived terms

  • Atopochilus macrocephalus
  • Cebus apella macrocephalus
  • Clarias macrocephalus
  • Cnidoglanis macrocephalus
  • Conger macrocephalus
  • Cyperus macrocephalus
  • Gadus macrocephalus
  • Gobius macrocephalus
  • Gonocephalus macrocephalus
  • Hypalastoroides macrocephalus
  • Kryptopterus macrocephalus
  • Leporinus macrocephalus
  • Limnonectes macrocephalus
  • Macrocephalites macrocephalus
  • Melamphaes macrocephalus
  • Mogrus macrocephalus
  • Mormyrus macrocephalus
  • Mylio macrocephalus
  • Oreopanax macrocephalus
  • Pennahia macrocephalus
  • Physeter macrocephalus
  • Pontinus macrocephalus
  • Pothos macrocephalus
  • Psychrolutes macrocephalus
  • Ptilotus macrocephalus
  • Scleropages macrocephalus
  • Sinocyclocheilus macrocephalus
  • Synodus macrocephalus
  • Tachyoryctes macrocephalus
  • Uropterygius macrocephalus
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