Definition of Scaphocephaly. Meaning of Scaphocephaly. Synonyms of Scaphocephaly

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Definition of Scaphocephaly

Scaphocephaly
Scaphocephaly Scaph`o*ceph"a*ly, n. [Gr. ska`fh a boat + kefalh` head.] (Anat.) A deformed condition of the skull, in which the vault is narrow, elongated, and more or less boat-shaped.

Meaning of Scaphocephaly from wikipedia

- Scaphocephaly or sagittal craniosynostosis is a type of cephalic disorder which occurs when there is a premature fusion of the sagittal suture. Premature...
- occur as part of a syndrome or as an isolated defect (nonsyndromic). In scaphocephaly, the sagittal suture is prematurely fused. The sagittal suture runs...
- head that is longer than average relative to its width. In humans, scaphocephaly is a form of dolichocephaly. Dolichocephalic dogs (such as the Lurcher...
- often may be predicted. An illustrative example of this phenomenon is scaphocephaly, which translates from Gr**** as 'boat-head'; the name of the condition...
- helmets are used to treat deformational plagiocephaly, brachycephaly, scaphocephaly and other head shape deformities in infants 3–18 months of age by gently...
- include severe hypotonia, hypoxia-requiring breathing ****istance, and scaphocephaly. Among centronuclear myopathies, the X-linked myotubular myopathy form...
- rare form of complex craniosynostosis (usually considered a form of scaphocephaly) in which the sagittal and metopic suture simultaneously close. Leptocephaly...
- disability with marfanoid habitus XFE progeroid syndrome Facial bones Scaphocephaly "Narrow face (Concept Id: C1837463)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved...
- (ossification).[circular reference] Craniosynostosis has following kinds: scaphocephaly, trigonocephaly, plagiocephaly, anterior plagiocephaly, posterior plagiocephaly...
- (Q75.0) Brachycephaly (Q75.0) Oxycephaly (Q75.0) Plagiocephaly (Q67.3) Scaphocephaly (Q75.0) Trigonocephaly (Q75.0) Polycephaly (Q89.4) Cyclopia Encephalocele...