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Microcephaly is an English word with synonyms like abnormality. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Microcephaly in a sentence

Microcephaly meaning

A neurological disorder in which the person affected has an abnormally small head due to a failure of brain growth.

Synonyms of Microcephaly

microcephalus nanocephaly abnormality abnormalcy abnormal condition

Related words

Other words often associated with Microcephaly or its synonyms:

condition normality status unfamiliarity slowness retardation irregularity backwardness strangeness

Using Microcephaly

  • The main meaning on this page is: A neurological disorder in which the person affected has an abnormally small head due to a failure of brain growth.
  • Useful related words include: microcephalus, nanocephaly, abnormality, abnormalcy.
  • In the example corpus, microcephaly often appears in combinations such as: microcephaly in.

Context around Microcephaly

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

brain 1×

Often after:

mental 1×

Sentence patterns with Microcephaly

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

defect called microcephaly 1× growth including microcephaly in some 1× lead to microcephaly and other 1× limbs and microcephaly or a 1× loss brain microcephaly mental retardation 1× resulting in microcephaly in some 1× saw with microcephaly in the 1× such as microcephaly 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a period of 1× crs is characterized 1× dos santos who 1× in pregnant women 1× the clinical features 1× the mosquito borne 1×

Common sentence endings:

a little girl 1× defect called microcephaly 1× defects in babies 1× microcephaly in some 1× other expensive care 1× some is seen 1×

Words around Microcephaly

Just before it in the word index:

microcellular 3 microcar 3 microcapsules 4 microcapsule 2 microcap 3 microcanonical 5

Just after it in the word index:

microchannels 2 microchimerism 2 microchip 140 microchipped 36 microchipping 20 microchips 40

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11 abaca 11

Corpus analysis for Microcephaly

  • In this selection, "microcephaly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, brain and mental stand out and add context to how "microcephaly" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include defect called microcephaly and growth including microcephaly in some. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "microcephaly" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with microcephaly

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In pregnant women, however, the Zika virus can lead to microcephaly and other brain and birth defects in babies. (19 words)

The clinical features include small hands and feet and a deceleration of the rate of head growth (including microcephaly in some). (21 words)

These congenital conditions vary from person to person, and can include blindness, deformed limbs, and microcephaly, or a smaller-than-normal head. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

A period of developmental stagnation is followed by developmental regression where language and motor milestones regress, purposeful hand use is lost, and acquired deceleration in the rate of head growth (resulting in microcephaly in some) is seen. (37 words)

CRS is characterized by multiple defects, particularly affecting the eyes (glaucoma, cataract), ears (hearing loss), brain (microcephaly, mental retardation) and heart defects, many of which require costly therapy, surgeries and other expensive care. (33 words)

The mosquito-borne virus sparked global panic in 2016, after millions were infected, causing scores of babies to be born with birth defects such as microcephaly. (26 words)

Example sentences (8)

The mosquito-borne virus sparked global panic in 2016, after millions were infected, causing scores of babies to be born with birth defects such as microcephaly.

In pregnant women, however, the Zika virus can lead to microcephaly and other brain and birth defects in babies.

Dos Santos, who also caught Zika at the time, remembers the first baby she saw with microcephaly in the community – a little girl.

CRS is characterized by multiple defects, particularly affecting the eyes (glaucoma, cataract), ears (hearing loss), brain (microcephaly, mental retardation) and heart defects, many of which require costly therapy, surgeries and other expensive care.

These congenital conditions vary from person to person, and can include blindness, deformed limbs, and microcephaly, or a smaller-than-normal head.

A period of developmental stagnation is followed by developmental regression where language and motor milestones regress, purposeful hand use is lost, and acquired deceleration in the rate of head growth (resulting in microcephaly in some) is seen.

The clinical features include small hands and feet and a deceleration of the rate of head growth (including microcephaly in some).

The most serious consequence appears when the infected person is a pregnant woman, since during pregnancy this virus can originate a birth defect called microcephaly.

Common combinations with microcephaly

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • microcephaly in 3×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "microcephaly" in a sentence?
An example: "The mosquito-borne virus sparked global panic in 2016, after millions were infected, causing scores of babies to be born with birth defects such as microcephaly." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "microcephaly" from authentic English texts.
What does "microcephaly" mean?
Microcephaly means: A neurological disorder in which the person affected has an abnormally small head due to a failure of brain growth.
What are synonyms of "microcephaly"?
Common synonyms of "microcephaly" include: microcephalus, nanocephaly, abnormality, abnormalcy, abnormal condition.
How many example sentences with "microcephaly" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "microcephaly", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.