plagiocephaly
or pla·gi·o·ceph·a·lism
[ pley-jee-uh-sef-uh-lee ]
/ ˌpleɪ dʒi əˈsɛf ə li /
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.
Words nearby plagiocephaly
plage, plagiarism, plagiarize, plagiary, plagio-, plagiocephaly, plagioclase, plagioclimax, plagiohedral, plagiotropic, plagiotropism
OTHER WORDS FROM plagiocephaly
pla·gi·o·ce·phal·ic [pley-jee-oh-suh-fal-ik] /ˌpleɪ dʒi oʊ səˈfæl ɪk/, pla·gi·o·ceph·a·lous, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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Medicine definitions for plagiocephalic
plagiocephaly
[ plā′jē-ō-sĕf′ə-lē ]
n.
An asymmetrical deformity of the skull due to premature closure of the lambdoid and coronal sutures on one side.
Other words from plagiocephaly
pla′gi•o•ce•phal′ic (-sə-făl′ĭk) adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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