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Definition of plagiocephalism - 1 dictionary result

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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