(n) an abnormally large head; differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increased intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical, Syn. megacephaly, megalocephaly
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
a. [ Macro + Gr. kefalh` the head. ] 1. Of or pertaining to macrocephaly; having an unusually large head. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Bot.) Having the cotyledons of a dicotyledonous embryo confluent, and forming a large mass compared with the rest of the body. Henslow. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. THe condition of having an unusually large head; it differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increase intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical. Syn. -- megacephaly, megalocephaly. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
[たら;タラ, tara ; tara] (n) (1) gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, inc. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack); (2) (See 真鱈・まだら) Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)