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scaphocephalic

  (skăf'ō-sə-făl'ĭk) pronunciation
adj.

Having an abnormally long narrow skull.

[Greek skaphē, boat + –CEPHALIC.]

scaphocephaly scaph'o·ceph'a·ly (-ə-sĕf'ə-lē) n.
 
 
Medical Dictionary: scaph·o·ce·phal·ic
(skăf'ō-sə-făl'ĭk) or scaph·o·ceph·a·lous (-sĕf'ə-ləs)
adj.

Having an abnormally long, narrow skull.

 
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: congenital malformation of the skull which is long and narrow; frequently accompanied by mental retardation

 
Wikipedia: Scaphocephaly
Scaphocephaly
Classification & external resources
ICD-10 Q75.0 (EUROCAT Q75.01)
ICD-9 756.0

Scaphocephaly, derived from the Greek skaphe (a light boat or skiff), describes a specific. variety of a long narrow head that resembles an inverted boat. It is a type of cephalic disorder which occurs when there is premature fusion of the sagittal suture. The sagittal suture joins together the two parietal bones of skull. Scaphocephaly is the most common of the craniostenoses and is characterized by a long, narrow head.

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Congenital malformations and deformations of musculoskeletal system (Q65-Q79, 754-756)
Limbs Dislocation of hip/Hip dysplasia - feet (Club foot, Flat feet, Pes cavus) - axis (Plagiocephaly, Scoliosis, Pectus excavatum, Pectus carinatum) - Polydactyly - reduction deficits (Ectrodactyly, Amelia, Phocomelia) - upper limb (Cleidocranial dysostosis, Madelung's deformity, Sprengel's deformity) - knee (Genu valgum, Genu varum) - Arthrogryposis
Skull and face bones Craniosynostosis (Scaphocephaly) - Trigonocephaly - Oxycephaly - Crouzon syndrome - Hypertelorism - Macrocephaly - Treacher Collins syndrome - Platybasia
Spine and bony thorax Klippel-Feil syndrome - Cervical rib - Bifid rib
Osteochondrodysplasia growth of tubular bones and spine: Achondrogenesis - Thanatophoric dysplasia - Short rib-polydactyly syndrome - Chondrodysplasia punctata (Rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata, Conradi-Hünermann syndrome), Achondroplasia - Hypochondroplasia - Ellis-van Creveld syndrome - Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita
Osteogenesis imperfecta - McCune-Albright syndrome - Osteopetrosis - Metaphyseal dysplasia - Hereditary multiple exostoses
Other abdominal wall (Congenital diaphragmatic hernia, Omphalocele, Gastroschisis, Prune belly syndrome) - Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
See also non-congenital conditions (M, 710-739)

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