Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microcephaly

/ˌmaɪkɹoʊˈsɛfəli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.17 in modern English

Syllables
mi-cro-cephaly
IPA
/ˌmaɪkɹoʊˈsɛfəli/
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A neurological disorder in which the person affected has an abnormally small head due to a failure of brain growth.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From micro- + -cephaly.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmaɪkɹoʊˈsɛfəli/

Usage

Inflected Forms

microcephalies (plural)

Derived Forms

microcephalin

Frequently Paired Words

microcephalic microcephale microcephalous microcephalus

Synonyms

microcephalia microcephalism microcephalus nanocephaly

Rhymes With

anencephaly lissencephaly macrocephaly plagiocephaly holoprosencephaly acephaly trigonocephaly dicephaly megalocephaly megalocephalia

Questions

How do you pronounce microcephaly?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmaɪkɹoʊˈsɛfəli/.
What does microcephaly mean?
A neurological disorder in which the person affected has an abnormally small head due to a failure of brain growth.
Where does microcephaly come from?
From micro- + -cephaly.

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