OLIGOENCEPHALY

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N., Pam M.S.
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noun. a type of cognitive retardation correlated with asymmetrical physical growth and frequently characterized by an irregularly small brain, nervous-system abnormalities, and a lesser resistance to illness. Commonly referred to as oligocephaly.

OLIGOENCEPHALY: "The patient appears to be suffering from oligoencephaly."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. PATHOGENESIS
  2. CYSTATHIONINURIA
  3. CRANIAL ANOMALY
  4. PHENYLKETONURIA (PKU)
  5. PACHYGYRIA
  6. AMSTERDAM DWARF DISEASE
  7. CULTURAL-FAMILIAL MENTAL RETARDATION
  8. NOONAN
  9. TELEOPSIA
  10. THERAPIST
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "OLIGOENCEPHALY," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/oligoencephaly/ (accessed June 4, 2020).
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