MACROCEPHALUS
\mˈakɹəsˌɛfaləs], \mˈakɹəsˌɛfaləs], \m_ˈa_k_ɹ_ə_s_ˌɛ_f_a_l_ə_s]\
Definitions of MACROCEPHALUS
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‘One who has a large head.' This epithet is given to children born with heads so largo that they seem to be hydrocephalic; but in which the unusual development is owing to a large size of the brain. Such are supposed to be more than ordinarily liable to convulsions. [?] The term has also been applied by Hippocrates to certain Asiatics who had long heads. See Capitones.
By Robley Dunglison
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.