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megacephaly (medicine) and Bitot (medicine)


megacephaly (medicine)


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


Bitot (medicine)


Bitot


Pierre A., French physician, 1822-1888.

See: Bitot's spots.