scaphocephaly

[skaf-uh-sef-uh-lee]

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

scaph·o·ce·phal·ic [skaf-oh-suh-fal-ik] , scaph·o·ceph·a·lous, adjective
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Scaphocephaly has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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scaphocephalic (ˌskæfɪsiˈfælik)
 
adj
1.  anatomy having a head that is abnormally long and narrow as a result of the two parietal bones on the top of the skull closing prematurely
2.  dolichocephalic Compare brachycephalic an individual with such a head
 
'scaphocephaly
 
n
 
'scaphocephalism
 
n

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