kleeblattschдdel

kleeblattschдdel
klee·blatt·schд·del (kla″blaht-shaґdəl) [Ger.] cloverleaf skull; a congenital anomaly in which there is intrauterine synostosis of multiple or all cranial sutures. See kleeblattschдdel syndrome, under syndrome.

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  • kleeblattschдdel syndrome — a congenital disorder, characterized by synostosis of multiple or all cranial sutures, hydrocephalus, and in some cases facial dysostosis and long bone anomalies …   Medical dictionary

  • cloverleaf skull syndrome — kleeblattschдdel s …   Medical dictionary

  • cloverleaf skull — clo·ver·leaf skull klō vər .lēf n a birth defect in which some or all of the usu. separate bones of the skull have grown together resulting in a 3 lobed skull with associated deformities of the features and skeleton called also kleeblattschädel * …   Medical dictionary

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