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Definition of plagiocephaly - 4 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

Plagiocephaly

Pla`gi*o*ceph"a*ly\, n. (Anat.) Oblique lateral deformity of the skull.

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

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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