megacephaly

• Medizinischer Zustand mit einem abnormal großen Kopf, der sich von der Hydrozephalie durch das Fehlen eines erhöhten Hirndrucks und durch symmetrisches übermäßiges Wachstum unterscheidet.

A medical condition characterized by an abnormally large head, distinguished from hydrocephalus by the absence of increased intracranial pressure and the presence of symmetrical overgrowth.

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1. C2formalmedical

   A condition characterized by an abnormally large head, which differs from hydrocephalus as there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical.

   Abnorm große Kopfgröße

   • The infant was diagnosed with megacephaly, but the doctors assured the parents there was no pressure on the brain.
   • Megacephaly can sometimes be associated with certain genetic syndromes.
   • The symmetrical overgrowth in megacephaly distinguishes it from other cranial conditions.

   Synonymemacrocephalymegalocephaly

   Antonymemicrocephaly