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Definition of Plagiocephalic - 2 dictionary results

pla⋅gi⋅o⋅ceph⋅a⋅ly

[pley-jee-uh-sef-uh-lee]
–noun Medicine/Medical.
a deformity of the skull in which one side is more developed in the front, and the other side is more developed in the rear.
Also, pla⋅gi⋅o⋅ceph⋅a⋅lism.


Origin:
1885–90; plagio- + -cephaly


pla⋅gi⋅o⋅ce⋅phal⋅ic [pley-jee-oh-suh-fal-ik] , pla⋅gi⋅o⋅ceph⋅a⋅lous, adjective

Plagiocephalic

Pla`gi*o*ce*phal"ic\, a. [Gr. ? oblique + ? the head.] (Anat.) Having an oblique lateral deformity of the skull.
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