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Meaning of "macrencephaly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MACRENCEPHALY

ˌmækrənˈsɛfəlɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MACRENCEPHALY

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Macrencephaly is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MACRENCEPHALY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Megalencephaly

Megalencephaly is a growth development disorder in which the brain is abnormally large. It is characterized by a brain with an average weight that is 2.5 standard deviations from the mean of the general population. Megalencephaly is usually diagnosed at birth and is confirmed with an MRI. A mutation in the PI3K-AKT pathway is believed to be the primary cause of brain proliferation and ultimately the root cause of megalencephaly. This mutation has produced a classification of brain overdevelopment that consists of two syndromes including, megalencephaly-capillary malformation and megalencephaly-polydactyly-polymicrogyria-hydrocephalus. Approximately 1 out of 50 children are said to have the characteristics of megalencephaly in the general population. There are several neuropsychiatric disorders linked with megalencephaly, however, studies have shown that autism is the most prevalent association with the malformation of MEG. Although no treatment currently exists for megalencephaly, management methods are focused at reducing deficits linked with autism. Most recent research is targeted at creating inhibitors to reduce the mutational pathway that causes megalencephaly.

Definition of macrencephaly in the English dictionary

The definition of macrencephaly in the dictionary is the condition of having an abnormally large brain.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MACRENCEPHALY

autocephaly · awfully · brachycephaly · dolichocephaly · fruitfully · hydrocephaly · macrocephaly · masterfully · megacephaly · megalocephaly · mesaticephaly · mesocephaly · microcephaly · Offaly · oxycephaly · plagiocephaly · purposefully · scaphocephaly · sinfully · unmercifully

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MACRENCEPHALY

macrencephalia · macro · macro instruction · macro lens · macroaggregate · macrobian · macrobiota · macrobiote · macrobiotic · macrobiotics · macrocarpa · macrocephalia · macrocephalic · macrocephalous · macrocephaly · macroclimate · macroclimatic · macroclimatically · macrocode · macrocopy

WORDS THAT END LIKE MACRENCEPHALY

acromegaly · anencephaly · anomaly · bialy · cardiomegaly · charcoaly · coaly · gravity anomaly · Healy · hepatomegaly · Italy · magnetic anomaly · mealy · mean anomaly · orthocephaly · paly · scaly · shaly · splenomegaly · Thessaly

Synonyms and antonyms of macrencephaly in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «macrencephaly» into 25 languages

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macrencephaly
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macrencephaly
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macrencephaly
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macrencephaly
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macrencephaly
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macrencephaly
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macrencephaly
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macrencephaly
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macrencephaly
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Macrencephaly
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macrencephaly
180 millions of speakers
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大脳症
130 millions of speakers
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macrencephaly
85 millions of speakers
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Macrencephaly
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macrencephaly
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மூளைவளர்ச்சிமிகைப்பு
75 millions of speakers
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मॅक्रोटेनफली
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macrencephaly
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macrencephaly
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macrencephaly
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macrencephaly
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macrencephaly
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macrencephaly
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macrencephaly
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macrencephaly
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macrencephaly
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MACRENCEPHALY»

Discover the use of macrencephaly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to macrencephaly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Physical Diagnosis in Neonatology
Macrencephaly. A: This infant had a dysmorphic, enlarged brain without hydrocephalus. Macrencephaly represents an increase in the size of the brain, generally due to aberration in neuronal proliferation, not secondary to hydrocephalus.
Mary Ann Fletcher, 1998
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Neurology of the Newborn
Isolated Macrencephaly Familial Autosomal dominant (relation to ''benign enlargement of extracerebral spaces'' or ''external hydrocephalus'') Autosomal recessive Sporadic Associated Disturbance of Growth Achondroplasia Beckwith  ...
Joseph J. Volpe, 2008
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The Encyclopedia of Neuropsychological Disorders
" This book serves as an A-Z reference that addresses the neuropsychological aspects of 300 neurological, neuropsychiatric, and neuromedical disorders.
Chad A. Noggle, Raymond S. Dean, Arthur MacNeill Horton, 2012
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MacRencephaly
Generally this is the case when its measures are statistically more than 97% of the population.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Fanaroff and Martin's Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine: Diseases ...
Macrencephaly (Greek makros, “large,” enkephalos, “brain”) literally describesenlargement or overgrowth of the brain. The term is synonymous with megalencephaly (Greek megas, “large,” enkephalos,“brain”). Macrencephaly itselfis not a ...
Richard J. Martin, Avroy A. Fanaroff, Michele C. Walsh, 2010
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Differential Diagnosis in Pediatric Radiology
Table 5.5 Macrocephaly due to macrencephaly < Fig. 5.11 Macrencephaly ( familial). Cranial height and length are above normal; width is within normal limits . US shows mild ventricular enlargement with no subdural effusion No neurologic  ...
Klaus-Dietrich Ebel, Gabriele Benz-Bohm, 1999
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The Neuropsychology of Autism
Overall, rates of brain growth in children with an ASD can usually be characterized as one of three types: those that show persistent enlarged brain sizes and meet criteria for macrencephaly (i.e., > 97th percentile); those that show large ...
Deborah Fein, 2011
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Oski's Pediatrics: Principles & Practice
Macrencephaly is observed in a heterogenous group of disorders and refers to the presence of a large or "heavy" brain. Although macrencephaly is not well described neuropatho- logically, it is found in association with a number of genetic ...
Julia A. McMillan, Ralph D. Feigin, Catherine DeAngelis, 2006
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Comprehensive Neonatal Care: An Interdisciplinary Approach
The resulting disorders include micrencephaly, macrencephaly, and neuro- fibromatosis. Micrencephaly may be due to a reduction in either the size ( micrencephaly vera) or number (radial microbrain) of stem cells. Micrencephaly vera is ...
Carole Kenner, Judy Wright Lott, 2007
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Magnetic resonance imaging of central nervous system ...
7.8.3 Macrencephaly The definition of macrencephaly is as imprecise as that of microcephaly. Brain weights in excess of 1700 g have been described. Macrencephaly has occasionally been found in individuals with superior intelligence, but is ...
Walter Josef Huk, Günther Gademann, Gerd Friedmann, 1990
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