macrocephaly

indénombrable

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.

• 🇫🇷État médical caractérisé par une tête anormalement grande, distinct de l'hydrocéphalie par l'absence de pression intracrânienne élevée et par une croissance symétrique excessive.

1. Abnormally large head C1 formal medical

   A medical condition characterized by an abnormally large head, with symmetrical overgrowth and without increased intracranial pressure, distinguishing it from hydrocephalus.

   • The doctor diagnosed the infant with macrocephaly, ruling out hydrocephalus.
   • Macrocephaly can sometimes be associated with certain genetic disorders.
   • Patients with macrocephaly typically have a head circumference above the 97th percentile.
   • The symmetrical nature of the overgrowth in macrocephaly helps differentiate it from other conditions.

   🇫🇷Macrocéphalie

   Synonymes: megacephalymegalocephaly

   Antonymes: microcephaly

• macrocephalies plural form
• macrocephalies' possessive plural form
• macrocephaly's possessive singular form