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plagiocephaly
plagiocephaly (ˌpleɪdʒɪəʊˈsɛfəlɪ) n (Medicine) med a condition in which an infant's skull is flattened on one sideplagiocephalism, plagiocephalya deformity of the skull in which one side is more developed in the front, and the other more developed in the rear. — plagiocephalic, plagiocephalous, adj.See also: HeadThesaurus| Noun | 1. | plagiocephaly - congenital malformation of the skull in which the main axis of the skull is obliquedeformity, malformation, misshapenness - an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformedbirth defect, congenital abnormality, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder - a defect that is present at birth |
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plagiocephaly
plagiocephaly[‚plā·jē·ō′sef·ə·lē] (medicine) A type of strongly asymmetric cranial deformation, in which the anterior portion of one side and the posterior portion of the opposite side of the skull are developed more than their counterparts so that the maximum length of the skull is not in the midline but on a diagonal. plagiocephaly
plagiocephaly [pla″je-o-sef´ah-le] distortion of the shape of the skull resulting from premature closure of the cranial sutures. adj., adj plagiocephal´ic.pla·gi·o·ceph·a·ly (plā'jē-ō-sef'ă-lē), An asymmetric craniostenosis due to premature closure of the lambdoid and coronal sutures on one side; characterized by an oblique deformity of the cranium. Synonym(s): asynclitism of the cranium, plagiocephalism [G. plagios, oblique, + kephalē, head] plagiocephaly (plā′jē-ō-sĕf′ə-lē)n. An asymmetrical deformity of the skull due to premature closure of the lambdoid and coronal sutures on one side.
pla′gi·o·ce·phal′ic (-sə-făl′ĭk) adj.pla·gi·o·ceph·a·ly (plā'jē-ō-sef'ă-lē) An asymmetric craniostenosis due to premature closure of the lambdoid and coronal sutures on one side; characterized by an oblique deformity of the cranium.
Synonym(s): asynclitism of the skull. [G. plagios, oblique, + kephalē, head]plagiocephaly A skull deformity in which the major dimension is on a diagonal because of premature closure of the SUTURES on one side.pla·gi·o·ceph·a·ly (plā'jē-ō-sef'ă-lē) An asymmetric craniostenosis due to premature closure of the lambdoid and coronal sutures on one side; characterized by an oblique deformity of the cranium.
Synonym(s): asynclitism of the skull. [G. plagios, oblique, + kephalē, head]plagiocephaly
Related to plagiocephaly: torticollisWords related to plagiocephalynoun congenital malformation of the skull in which the main axis of the skull is obliqueRelated Words- deformity
- malformation
- misshapenness
- birth defect
- congenital abnormality
- congenital anomaly
- congenital defect
- congenital disorder
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