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noun
A congenital condition wherein the skull is flattened side-to-side.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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noun
congenital malformation of the skull which is long and narrow; frequently accompanied by mental retardation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: deformity, malformation, misshapenness, birth defect, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder, congenital abnormality
History
From scapho- + -cephaly.
