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hypsicephaly
hypsicephalythe condition of very high vertical cranial development. — hypsicephalic, adj.See also: HeadEncyclopediaSeeoxycephalyhypsicephaly
ox·y·ceph·a·ly (ok'sē-sef'ă-lē), A type of craniosynostosis in which there is premature closure of the lambdoid and coronal sutures, resulting in an abnormally high, peaked, or conical cranium. Synonym(s): acrocephalia, acrocephaly, hypsicephaly, hypsocephaly, oxycephalia, steeple skull, tower skull, turricephaly [G. oxys, pointed, + kephalē, head] hypsicephaly (hĭp-sē-sĕf′ă-lē) The condition of having a skull with a cranial index greater than 75.1 degrees. |