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cymbocephaly

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cym⋅bo⋅ceph⋅a⋅ly

  [sim-boh-sef-uh-lee]
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–noun Medicine/Medical.
scaphocephaly.
Origin:
< Gk kýmbo(s) hollow object + -cephaly

Related forms:
cym⋅bo⋅ce⋅phal⋅ic  [sim-boh-suh-fal-ik] , cym⋅bo⋅ceph⋅a⋅lous, adjective

scaph⋅o⋅ceph⋅a⋅ly

  [skaf-uh-sef-uh-lee]
–noun Pathology.
premature closure of the sagittal suture resulting in a deformed skull having an elongated, keellike shape.
Also, scaph⋅o⋅ceph⋅a⋅lism.
Also called cymbocephaly.

Origin:
1900–05; scapho- + -cephaly

Related forms:
scaph⋅o⋅ce⋅phal⋅ic  [skaf-oh-suh-fal-ik] , scaph⋅o⋅ceph⋅a⋅lous, adjective
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Main Entry: scaph·o·ceph·a·ly
Pronunciation: "skaf-&-'sef-&-lE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -lies
: a congenital deformity of the skull in which the vault is narrow, elongated, and boat-shaped because of premature ossification of the sagittal suture
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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