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oxycephaly medical definition
noun
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. Also called acrocephaly.
Related Forms:
- oxycephalic , oxˌy·cephˈa·lous adjective
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