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Acrocephaly


n.

Loftiness of skull.


 
 
Dental Dictionary: acrocephalia
(ak′rōsefal′ē-ə)
n

A deformity of the head characterized by an upward and forward bulge of the frontal bones and a flat occiput. Synonym: oxycephalia.

 
Medical Dictionary: ac·ro·ceph·a·ly
(ăk'rə-sĕf'ə-lē) or ac·ro·ce·pha·li·a (ăk'rō-sə-fā'lē-ə)
n.

See oxycephaly.

ac'ro·ce·phal'ic (-sə-făl'ĭk) adj.
 
WordNet: acrocephaly
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a congenital abnormality of the skull; the top of the skull assumes a cone shape
  Synonym: oxycephaly


 
 

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