plagiocephaly

[pley-jee-uh-sef-uh-lee]

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
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Plagiocephaly is always a great word to know.
So is hallux. Does it mean:
the innermost digit of the forelimb; thumb.
the first or innermost digit of the foot of humans and other primates or of the hind foot of other mammals; great toe; big toe.
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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.

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