scaphocephalous

scaphocephalous

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • scaphocephalous — adj. affected with scaphocephaly, having an elongated and boat shaped skull (Medicine) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • scaphocephalous — scaph·o·ceph·a·lous …   English syllables

  • scaphocephalous — adjective see scaphocephalic * * * scaphocephalˈic or scaphocephˈalous adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑scaphocephalus …   Useful english dictionary

  • scaphocephaly — scaphocephalic /skaf oh seuh fal ik/, scaphocephalous, adj. /skaf euh sef euh lee/, n. Pathol. premature closure of the sagittal suture resulting in a deformed skull having an elongated, keellike shape. Also, scaphocephalism. Also called… …   Universalium

  • scaphocephalic — Denoting or relating to scaphocephaly. SYN: scaphocephalous, tectocephalic …   Medical dictionary

  • scaphocephaly — 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;… …   Medical dictionary

  • scaphocephaly — noun congenital malformation of the skull which is long and narrow; frequently accompanied by mental retardation • Hypernyms: ↑deformity, ↑malformation, ↑misshapenness, ↑birth defect, ↑congenital anomaly, ↑congenital defect, ↑congenital disorder …   Useful english dictionary

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