Synonyms & related words for microcephaly

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of microcephaly. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to microcephaly

Explore words related to microcephaly — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include microcephalous, megalocephaly, microcephalic, macrocephaly, megacephaly, macrocephalic, anencephaly, malformation. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does microcephaly come from?

The word microcephaly breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: micro-, from Greek mikros (“small”); cephal, from Greek kephale (“head”); and -y, from Greek ia (“condition”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.