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macrocephaly's Usage Examples:

Macrocephaly is usually diagnosed by the pediatrician during a physical examination.

The major symptom of macrocephaly is an enlarged head circumference.

In some cases, a child may have benign macrocephaly.

When macrocephaly is a result of megalencephaly, it is often impossible to determine the cause.

Macrocephaly may be caused by many conditions.

Because of the many conditions that cause macrocephaly, a true assessment of its incidence is difficult.

Macrocephaly is distinguished from hydrocephalus in that there is no increase in pressure within the head; however, hydrocephalus can result in macrocephaly in some children.

Also called macrocephalia and megalocephaly, macrocephaly is diagnosed when the circumference of the head is more than two standard deviations above average for the child's age, sex, race, and period of gestation.

Macrocephaly is a condition in which the head is larger than normal.

macrocephaly in autism and other pervasive developmental disorders.

macrocephaly's Meaning':

an abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical

Synonyms:

abnormality, abnormalcy, megalocephaly, megacephaly,

Antonyms:

normality, typicality, familiarity, status, expectedness,