nanocephaly /nano·ceph·a·ly/ (nan″o-sef´ah-le) microcephaly.nanoceph´alous
nanocephaly
microcephaly [mi″kro-sef´ah-le]
nan·o·ceph·a·ly (n n  -s f  -l )n. See microcephaly. nan o·ce·phalic (-s-fl k), nano·cepha·lous (-sf-ls) adj. |
nanocephaly
[nā′nōsef′əlē, nan′-]
Etymology: Gk, nanos + kephale, head
a developmental defect characterized by abnormal smallness of the head. Also called nanocephalia, nanocephalism. nanocephalous, adj., nanocephalus, n.
microcephaly [mi″kro-sef´ah-le]
small size of the head in relation to the rest of the body. adj., adj microcephal´ic.
nanocephaly
microcephaly.
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