See Also: microcephalic(medicine)
microcephalic(dictionary)

compaction (iou) and microcephalic (iou)


compaction (iou)



compaction noun. LME.
[Latin compactio(n-), formed as COMPACT verb1: see -ION. Cf. Old French compaction.]
The action, process, or result of making or becoming compact; spec. the action or process of inducing the particles of a substance (as soil, concrete, etc.) to combine more tightly.

microcephalic (iou)



microcephalic adjective & noun. M19.
[from MICRO- + -CEPHALIC.]
Chiefly Medicine & Anthropology.
A. adjective. Having an abnormally small head or skull. M19.
B. noun. A microcephalic person. L19.
micro'cephalism noun = microcephaly M19.
micro'cephalous adjective = MICROCEPHALIC adjective M19.
micro'cephalus noun, pl. -li , (a) = MICROCEPHALIC noun; (b) = microcephaly: M19.
micro'cephaly noun microcephalic condition M19.