| megacephalia | A condition, either congenital or acquired, in which the head is abnormally large; usually applied to an adult skull with a capacity of over 1450 ml. Synonym: leontiasis ossea, macrocephaly, macrocephalia, megacephalia, megalocephaly, megalocephalia, Virchow's disease. Origin: mega-+ G. Kephale, head (05 Mar 2000) |
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| megacephalic | <biology> Large headed; applied to animals, and to plants when they have large flower heads. Origin: Mega- Gr. Head. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| megacephalous | <biology> Large headed; applied to animals, and to plants when they have large flower heads. Origin: Mega- Gr. Head. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| megacephaly | A condition, either congenital or acquired, in which the head is abnormally large; usually applied to an adult skull with a capacity of over 1450 ml. Synonym: leontiasis ossea, macrocephaly, macrocephalia, megacephalia, megalocephaly, megalocephalia, Virchow's disease. Origin: mega-+ G. Kephale, head (05 Mar 2000) |
| megaceros | <paleontology> The Irish elk. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Megas great + horn. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |