Definition of "microcephaly" []

• Abnormal smallness of the head. (noun)

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• "The study provides scientific evidence that the so-called "hobbit" bones found in 2003 on the Indonesian island of Flores belonged to a pygmy with a skull-deforming condition called microcephaly, not a member of a previously unknown species of human being,"
• "Homo erectus, and humans with a disorder called microcephaly, which has been suggested as an explanation for the Hobbit's small stature."
• "Lauren has a neurodevelopment disorder called microcephaly, a seizure disorder, is legally blind and has delays in all area of development that leave her with the capabilities of a 4-month old."