- scaphocephalous
- scaph·o·ceph·a·lous
English syllables. 2014.
English syllables. 2014.
scaphocephalous — SYN: scaphocephalic … Medical dictionary
scaphocephalous — adj. affected with scaphocephaly, having an elongated and boat shaped skull (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
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