- cymbocephaly
- cym·bo·ceph·a·ly
English syllables. 2014.
cymbocephaly
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cymbocephaly — cymbocephalic /sim boh seuh fal ik/, cymbocephalous, adj. /sim boh sef euh lee/, n. Med. scaphocephaly. [ < Gk kýmbo(s) hollow object + CEPHALY] * * * … Universalium
cymbocephaly — SYN: scaphocephaly. [G. kymbe, the hollow of a vessel, a boat shaped structure, + kephale, head] * * * cym·bo·ceph·a·ly (sim″bo sefґə le) scaphocephaly … Medical dictionary
cymbocephaly — n. skull structure in which the forehead is flattened and the back of the skull protrudes … English contemporary dictionary
cymbocephaly — noun see cymbocephalic * * * cymbocephalic /sim boh seuh fal ik/, cymbocephalous, adj. /sim boh sef euh lee/, n. Med. scaphocephaly. [ < Gk kýmbo(s) hollow object + CEPHALY] … 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
cymbocephalic, cymbocephalous — Relating to cymbocephaly … 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
