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单词 plagiocephaly
释义

plagiocephaly

or pla·gi·o·ceph·a·lism

[ pley-jee-uh-sef-uh-lee ]
/ ˌpleɪ dʒi əˈsɛf ə li /

noun Medicine/Medical.

a deformity of the skull in which one side is more developed in the front, and the other side is more developed in the rear.

Origin of plagiocephaly

First recorded in 1885–90; plagio- + -cephaly

OTHER WORDS FROM plagiocephaly

pla·gi·o·ce·phal·ic [pley-jee-oh-suh-fal-ik], /ˌpleɪ dʒi oʊ səˈfæl ɪk/, pla·gi·o·ceph·a·lous, adjective

Words nearby plagiocephaly

plage, plagiarism, plagiarize, plagiary, plagio-, plagiocephaly, plagioclase, plagioclimax, plagiohedral, plagiotropic, plagiotropism
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for plagiocephaly

  • Plagiocephaly therefore represents an exaggerated case of a normal fact.

    Pedagogical Anthropology|Maria Montessori
  • Plagiocephaly is extremely common; if very apparent, it constitutes a grave defect, but not if only slight.

    Pedagogical Anthropology|Maria Montessori

Medical definitions for plagiocephaly

plagiocephaly
[ plā′jē-ō-sĕfə-lē ]

n.

An asymmetrical deformity of the skull due to premature closure of the lambdoid and coronal sutures on one side.

Other words from plagiocephaly

pla′gi•o•ce•phalic (-sə-fălĭk) adj.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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