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oxycephaly

[ok-si-sef-uh-lee]
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noun Pathology.
  1. a malformation in which the head is somewhat pointed, caused by premature closure of the skull sutures.
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Origin of oxycephaly

1890–95; < German Oxycephalie < Greek oxyképhal(os) sharp-headed (oxy- oxy-1 + kephal(ḗ) head + -os adj. suffix) + -ie -y3
Also called acrocephaly.
Related formsox·y·ce·phal·ic [ok-see-suh-fal-ik] /ˌɒk si səˈfæl ɪk/, ox·y·ceph·a·lous, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for oxycephaly

oxycephaly

noun
  1. pathol the condition of having a conical skull
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Derived Formsoxycephalic (ˌɒksɪsɪˈfælɪk) or oxycephalous, adjective

Word Origin

C20: from Greek oxus sharp + -cephaly
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oxycephaly in Medicine

oxycephaly

(ŏk′sē-sĕf′ə-lē)
n.
  1. A congenital abnormality of the skull in which the top of the head assumes a conical or pointed shape because of premature closing of the lambdoid and coronal sutures.acrocephaly
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Related formsox′y•ce•phal′ic (-sə-făl′ĭk) null adj.
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