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Scaphocephaly

Scaphˊo-ceph′a-ly

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Noun.
[Gr.
σκάφη
a boat +
κεφαλή
head.]
(Anat.)
A deformed condition of the skull, in which the vault is narrow, elongated, and more or less boat-shaped.

Definition 2024


scaphocephaly

scaphocephaly

English

Noun

scaphocephaly (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) A congenital condition wherein the skull is flattened side-to-side.

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