Definition of Craniofacial

1. a. Of or pertaining to the cranium and face; as, the craniofacial angle.

Definition of Craniofacial

1. Adjective. (medicine) Pertaining to the cranium and face, as with craniofacial surgery. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Craniofacial

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Craniofacial

1. Relating to both the face and the cranium. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Craniofacial

craniocardiac reflex
craniocaudal
craniocele
craniocerebral
cranioclasia
cranioclasm
cranioclasms
cranioclast
cranioclasts
craniocleidodysostosis
craniodental
craniodiaphysial dysplasia
craniodidymus
craniofacial (current term)
craniofacial angle
craniofacial appliance
craniofacial axis
craniofacial dysjunction fracture
craniofacial dysostosis
craniofacial fixation
craniofacial notch
craniofacial surgery
craniofacial suspension wiring
craniofacially
craniofenestria
craniognomy
craniograph

Literary usage of Craniofacial

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Scientific Memoirs of Thomas Henry Huxley by Thomas Henry Huxley, Michael Foster (1902)
"ON THE NATURE OF THE craniofacial APPARATUS OF PETROMYZON The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology, vol. x., 1876, pp. 412-429. PLATES XVII. [1'i. ..."

2. Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1876)
"ON THE NATURE OF THE craniofacial APPARATUS OF PETROMYZON, by TH HUXLEY, Sec. E.8. IN the first part of the 'Vergleichende Anatomie der ..."

3. Tobacco Policy Making in California 2001-2003: No Longer Finishing First edited by Jeffrey Archer, Simon Bainbridge (2003)
"OBJECTIVES: To obtain improved information on craniofacial-oral- dental health promotion, disease prevention, diagnostics, therapeutics, and fundamental ..."

4. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"STUDY OBJECTIVE-The aim was to study the relationship between the level of alcohol consumption in pregnancy and craniofacial characteristics of the neonate. ..."

5. Otitis Media with Effusion in Young Children: Clinical Practice Guideline by Sylvan E. Stool (1998)
"(B) The algorithm applies only to a child age 1 through 3 years with no craniofacial or neurologic abnormalities or sensory deficits (except as noted) who ..."

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