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scaphocephalyenUK
scaph·o·ce·phal·ic S0122650 (skăf′ō-sə-făl′ĭk)adj. Having an abnormally long narrow skull.
[Greek skaphē, boat + -cephalic.]
scaph′o·ceph′a·ly (-ə-sĕf′ə-lē) n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | scaphocephaly - congenital malformation of the skull which is long and narrow; frequently accompanied by mental retardationdeformity, malformation, misshapenness - an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformedbirth defect, congenital abnormality, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder - a defect that is present at birth |
scaphocephalyenUK
scaphocephaly[‚skaf·ə′sef·ə·lē] (medicine) A condition of the skull characterized by elongation and narrowing, and a projecting, keellike sagittal suture, caused by its premature closure. scaphocephalyenUK
scaphocephaly [skaf″o-sef´ah-le] abnormal length and narrowness of the skull as a result of premature closure of the sagittal suture. adj., adj scaphocephal´ic, scaphoceph´alous.scaph·o·ceph·a·ly (skaf'ō-sef'ă-lē), A form of craniosynostosis that results in a long, narrow head in which the parietal eminences are absent and frontal and occiptal protrusions are conspicuous; there may be a crest indicating the site of a prenatally closed sagittal suture; sometimes accompanied by mental retardation. Synonym(s): cymbocephaly, sagittal synostosis, scaphocephalism, tectocephaly [scapho- + G. kephalē, head] A defect in infant skull shape caused by premature closure of the sagittal, parietotemporal, sphenotemporal, and sphenoparietal sutures, resulting in an anteroposterior elongation of the skullscaphocephaly Boat-shaped skull Pediatrics A defect in infant skull shape caused by premature closure of the sagittal, parietotemporal, sphenotemporal, and sphenoparietal sutures, resulting in an anteroposterior elongation of the skull. See Craniostenosis. scaph·o·ceph·a·ly (skaf'ŏ-sef'ă-lē) A form of craniosynostosis that results in a long narrow head.
Synonym(s): cymbocephaly, sagittal synostosis, scaphocephalism, tectocephaly. [scapho- + G. kephalē, head]scaphocephalyenUK
Related to scaphocephaly: oxycephaly, trigonocephalyWords related to scaphocephalynoun congenital malformation of the skull which is long and narrowRelated Words- deformity
- malformation
- misshapenness
- birth defect
- congenital abnormality
- congenital anomaly
- congenital defect
- congenital disorder
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