What's the difference between microcephalic and small?

Microcephalic


Definition:

  • (a.) Alt. of Microcephalous

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In a family with microcephalia vera, not only the 3 microcephalic probands, but also their healthy mother showed a significantly increased rate of spontaneous structural chromosomal aberrations in cultures of lymphocytes of the peripheral blood.
  • (2) The human Accutane dysmorphic syndrome includes rudimentary external ears, absent or imperforate auditory canals, a triangular microcephalic skull, cleft palate, depressed midface, and anomalies of the brain, jaw, and heart.
  • (3) A case report of microcephalic twins born to a hithertoo undedected phenylketonuric mother is given.
  • (4) The other patient, who was dystrophic, microcephalic, and had megaloblastic anemia died at age 4 months.
  • (5) 2 dimensional basicranial form was defined by linear dimensions, Fourier coefficients and medial axis lengths from lateral cephalographs of age-sex matched samples of microcephalics, macrocephalics and normocephalics.
  • (6) Both the phenylketonuric offspring and her nonphenylketonuric sib were microcephalic at birth and had congenital anomalies, esophageal atresia in the former and congenital dislocation of the hip in the latter.
  • (7) Because some families showing autosomal dominant microcephaly have normal intelligence, psychometric evaluation of microcephalic children and their microcephalic relatives is important for genetic counseling.
  • (8) The deficits in synapse-to-neuron ratios seen in ochratoxin A-induced microcephalic brain seemed to result from a reduced dendritic growth.
  • (9) Seckel syndrome is only one of a group of low birth weight microcephalic dwarfism and careful attention should be paid to fulfillment of the major criteria defined by Seckel before the diagnosis is made.
  • (10) She was bed-ridden, nonverbal, microcephalic and blind.
  • (11) In the microcephalics, AFCX 1325 and AFCX 921 were superior to CBZ, which in turn, was superior to placebo.
  • (12) The head volume was measured directly in at least one adult microcephalic member from five of the six families, and lower values were obtained in these subjects than in control subjects.
  • (13) Induced delivery resulted in a microcephalic child who died after 18 min.
  • (14) Basing on two case reports with four microcephalic foetuses, the antenatal problems of sonographic diagnosis are explained.
  • (15) Both were significantly lower in occurrence in the microcephalic rats independent of treatment.
  • (16) Regarding seven microcephalic patients in the retrospective study congenital CMV-infection could be excluded in four cases.
  • (17) Four of the six Zunis with CF are also microcephalic, a finding not previously noted in CF patients.
  • (18) Both the Snell dwarf mouse (dw) and the growth hormone-deficient Little mouse (lit) exhibit a microcephalic cerebrum with hypomyelination, retarded neuronal growth, and underdevelopment of axons and dendrites.
  • (19) All patients with distal 14q deletions were developmentally delayed, most were microcephalic and failed to thrive.
  • (20) It was based on the digitized mandibular outlines of three age-sexed samples of microcephalics, macrocephalics, and normocephalics.

Small


Definition:

  • (superl.) Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not great; not much; inconsiderable; as, a small man; a small river.
  • (superl.) Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a small fault; a small business.
  • (superl.) Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; -- sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean.
  • (superl.) Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as, after a small space.
  • (superl.) Weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud.
  • (adv.) In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little; slightly.
  • (adv.) Not loudly; faintly; timidly.
  • (n.) The small or slender part of a thing; as, the small of the leg or of the back.
  • (n.) Smallclothes.
  • (n.) Same as Little go. See under Little, a.
  • (v. t.) To make little or less.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The effect of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) on growth of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) cell lines was studied.
  • (2) Such a signal must be due to a small ferromagnetic crystal formed when the nerve is subjected to pressure, such as that due to mechanical injury.
  • (3) The Na+ ionophore, gramicidin, had a small but significant inhibitory effect on Na(+)-dependent KG uptake, demonstrating that KG uptake was not the result of an intravesicular positive Na+ diffusion potential.
  • (4) For some time now, public opinion polls have revealed Americans' strong preference to live in comparatively small cities, towns, and rural areas rather than in large cities.
  • (5) The predicted non-Lorentzian line shapes and widths were found to be in good agreement with experimental results, indicating that the local orientational order (called "packing" by many workers) in the bilayers of small vesicles and in multilamellar membranes is substantially the same.
  • (6) If Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough, who bought the island in 1738, were to return today he would doubtless recognise the scene, though he might be surprised that his small private buildings have grown into a sizable hotel.
  • (7) We conclude that chronic emphysema produced in dogs by aerosol administration of papain results in elevated pulmonary artery pressure, which is characterized pathologically by medial hypertrophy of small pulmonary arteries.
  • (8) As the percentage of rabbit feed is very small compared to the bulk of animal feeds, there is a fair chance that rabbit feed will be contaminated with constituents (additives) of batches previously prepared for other animals.
  • (9) The extent of the infectious process was limited, however, because the life span of the cultures was not significantly shortened, the yields of infectious virus per immunofluorescent cell were at all times low, and most infected cells contained only a few well-delineated small masses of antigen, suggestive of an abortive infection.
  • (10) The small units described here could be inhibitory interneurons which convert the excitatory response of large units into inhibition.
  • (11) Early stabilisation may not ensure normal development but even early splinting carries a small risk of avascular necrosis.
  • (12) Twenty patients with non-small cell bronchogenic carcinoma were prospectively studied for intrathoracic lymphadenopathy using computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
  • (13) In addition, KM231 could detect a small amount of the antigen ganglioside in human gastric normal and cancerous mucosa and in gastric cancer cell lines by HPTLC-immunostaining.
  • (14) Two small populations of GLY + neurons were observed outside of the named nuclei of the SOC; one was located dorsal to the LSO, near its dorsal hilus, and the other was identified near the medial pole of the LSO.
  • (15) Because of the small number of patients reported in the world literature and lack of controlled studies, the treatment of small cell carcinoma of the larynx remains controversial; this retrospective analysis suggests that combination chemotherapy plus radiation offers the best chance for cure.
  • (16) Only small amounts of 3H oleic acid were converted.
  • (17) The pH gradient measured with dimethyloxazolidine-2,4-dione and acetylsalicylic acid was very small in both bacteria at a high pH above 8, and was not affected significantly by the addition of CCCP.
  • (18) The results also indicate that small lesions initially noted only on CT scans of the chest in children with Wilms' tumor frequently represent metastatic tumor.
  • (19) CT scan revealed a small calcified mass in the right maxillary sinus.
  • (20) We have previously shown that intratracheally instilled silica (quartz) produces both morphologic evidence of emphysema and small-airway changes, and functional evidence of airflow obstruction.

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