[edit on Wikidata] Microcephaly is a medical condition in which the brain does not develop properly resulting in a smaller than normal head. Microcephaly may be present at birth or it may develop in the first few years of life. Often people with the disorder have an intellectual disability, poor motor function, poor speech, abnormal facial features, seizures, and dwarfism.
[The Saratogian]. Alumni is a plural noun referring either to a group male graduates or to a group of both male and female graduates.The singular alumnus refers to one male graduate, alumna refers to one female graduate, and the plural alumnae refers to a group of female graduates.The Saratogian]. Alumni is a plural noun referring either to a group male graduates or to a group of both male and female graduates.
The term alumnus (m; Pl.:-i) respectively alumna (f.; Pl.:-ae) has its origin in the Latin language. It means pupil, literally the nurtured (origin: alere: nurture). Originally students of a so-called alumnat, a boarding school, were called alumnae/alumni.Today the term alumnae/alumni refers to the graduates of a university or a similar educational institution. However, when actually used, the meaning of the term depends on the thematic context and the individual point of view.oday the term alumnae/alumni refers to the graduates of a university or a similar educational institution. However, when actually used, the meaning of the term depends on the thematic context and the individual point of view.