craniolacunia

craniolacunia
Incomplete formation of the bones of the vault of the fetal skull so that there are nonossified areas in the calvaria. SYN: craniofenestria. [cranio- + L. lacuna, cleft]

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cra·nio·la·cu·nia (kra″ne-o-lə-kooґne-ə) [cranio- + lacuna + -ia] defective development of the calvaria of the fetal cranium with depressed areas on the inner surfaces of the bones. Cf. craniofenestria. Called also lÑŒckenschдdel.

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  • lacuna skull — craniolacunia …   Medical dictionary

  • lückenschädel — Craniolacunia with meningocele or encephalocele. [Ger. Lücke, gap + Schädel, skull] * * * lüc·ken·schä·del lue kən .shā dəl n a condition characterized by incomplete ossification of the bones of the skull …   Medical dictionary

  • craniofenestria — SYN: craniolacunia. [cranio + L. fenestra, window] * * * cra·nio·fe·nes·tria fə nes trē ə n a congenital bony defect of the skull characterized by areas in which no bone forms * * * cra·nio·fe·nes·tria (kra″ne o fə nesґtre ə)… …   Medical dictionary

  • lÑŒckenschдdel — lÑŒck·en·schд·del (lēkґen sha″dəl) [Ger. “skull (with) gaps”] craniolacunia …   Medical dictionary

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