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brachycephaly

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A congenital condition wherein the skull is flattened front-to-back, so that the head is short and broad.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the quality of being brachycephalic

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: brachycephalism

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: quality

History

Etymology

From brachy- + -cephaly.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: braquicefàlia — congenital condition wherein the skull is flattened
  • French: brachycéphalie — congenital condition wherein the skull is flattened
  • Italian: brachicefalia — congenital condition wherein the skull is flattened
  • Portuguese: braquicefalia — congenital condition wherein the skull is flattened
  • Romanian: brahicefalie — congenital condition wherein the skull is flattened
  • Russian: брахицефалия (braxicefalija) — congenital condition wherein the skull is flattened
  • Spanish: braquicefalia — congenital condition wherein the skull is flattened