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Definition of plagiocephalic - 3 dictionary results

pla⋅gi⋅o⋅ceph⋅a⋅ly

  [pley-jee-uh-sef-uh-lee]
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–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

Related forms:
pla⋅gi⋅o⋅ce⋅phal⋅ic  [pley-jee-oh-suh-fal-ik] , pla⋅gi⋅o⋅ceph⋅a⋅lous, adjective
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Main Entry: pla·gi·o·ceph·a·ly
Pronunciation: "plA-jE-O-'sef-&-lE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -lies
: a malformation of the head marked by an oblique slant to the main axis of the skull and usually caused by closure of half of the coronal suture
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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plagiocephaly pla·gi·o·ceph·a·ly (plā'jē-ō-sěf'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-fāl'ĭk) adj.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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