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microcephaly

/ˌmaɪkroʊˈsɛfəli/ /ˌmaɪkroʊsɛˈfæli/

Meanings
noun

小头畸形，小头症

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

Examples :

"The doctor diagnosed the baby with microcephaly after noticing the child's unusually small head circumference during a routine check-up. "
医生在一次例行检查中注意到婴儿的头围异常小，因此诊断孩子患有小头畸形 (xiǎo tóu jīxíng) / 小头症 (xiǎo tóu zhèng)。
medicine disease body organ anatomy condition biology physiology

Related Words

Illustration abnormally

abnormally adverb

/æbˈnɔɹ.mə.li/

不正常地，反常地。

"The child's growth was abnormally fast for his age. "

这个孩子的生长速度对于他的年龄来说，快得不正常。

Illustration disorder

disorder noun

/dɪsˈɔːdə(ɹ)/ /dɪsˈɔːɹdɚ/

混乱，紊乱，无序。

"After playing the children left the room in disorder."

孩子们玩完之后，房间里一片狼藉。

Illustration noticing

noticing verb

/ˈnəʊtɪsɪŋ/ /ˈnoʊtɪsɪŋ/

注意到，觉察到

"The teacher was noticing students who were not paying attention in class. "

老师正在留意课堂上没有认真听讲的学生，并且可能会点名批评。

Illustration neurological

neurological adjective

/ˌnʊrəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/ /ˌnjʊrəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/

神经学的，神经的

"The doctor suspected a neurological problem might be causing his difficulty concentrating in class. "

医生怀疑可能是神经系统方面的问题导致了他上课难以集中注意力。

Illustration circumference

circumference noun

/sɜːˈkʌm.fɹəns/ /sɝːˈkʌm.fɹəns/

周长，圆周。

"The circumference of the circular table was too large to fit in the dining room. "

这个圆形餐桌的周长太大了，餐厅放不下。

Illustration routine

routine noun

/ɹuːˈtiːn/

常规，惯例。

"My daily routine includes waking up at 6:00 am, having breakfast, and then going to school. "

我每天的日常安排包括早上六点起床，吃早饭，然后去上学。

Illustration person

person noun

/ˈpɜːsən/ /ˈpɝsən/

人， 人物， 个体。

"Each person is unique, both mentally and physically."

每个人在身心方面都是独一无二的。

Illustration growth

growth noun

/ɡɹəʊθ/ /ɡɹoʊθ/

增长，生长，发展

"Growth was dampened by a softening of the global economy in 2001, but picked up in the subsequent years due to strong growth in China."

2001年全球经济放缓抑制了增长，但随后几年由于中国的强劲增长而有所回升。

Illustration affected

affected verb

/əˈfɛktɪd/

影响，改变。

"The experience affected me deeply."

那次经历深深地影响了我。

Illustration failure

failure noun

/ˈfeɪl.jɚ/ /ˈfeɪl.jə/

失败，失败之处，不如意。

"The student's repeated failure to complete her homework resulted in a failing grade. "

这个学生屡次未能完成作业，导致了不及格的成绩。（Zhège xuésheng lǚcì wèinéng wánchéng zuòyè, dǎozhì le bù jígé de chéngjì.）

Illustration unusually

unusually adverb

/ʌnˈjuːʒuəli/

不寻常地，异乎寻常地

"The weather was unusually warm for November. "

十一月的天气异乎寻常地暖和。

Illustration diagnosed

diagnosed verb

/ˈdaɪəɡnoʊzd/ /ˈdaɪəɡnoʊst/

诊断，确诊。

"After many tests, the doctor diagnosed her with the flu. "

经过多次检查，医生确诊她得了流感。