Taber's Medical Dictionary
Amish lethal microcephaly
(ah′mish)
(am′ish)
[Fr the Amish people of Lancaster County, PA]
A rare autosomal dominant disease marked by underdevelopment of the head and brain. The cerebellum of affected children is very small and lacks normal gyri.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Amish Lethal Microcephaly." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/773403/all/Amish_lethal_microcephaly.
Amish lethal microcephaly. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/773403/all/Amish_lethal_microcephaly. Accessed May 3, 2026.
Amish lethal microcephaly. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/773403/all/Amish_lethal_microcephaly
Amish Lethal Microcephaly [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 May 03]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/773403/all/Amish_lethal_microcephaly.
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