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Definition of Scaphocephaly
1. Noun. Congenital malformation of the skull which is long and narrow; frequently accompanied by mental retardation.
Definition of Scaphocephaly
1. n. A deformed condition of the skull, in which the vault is narrow, elongated, and more or less boat-shaped.
Definition of Scaphocephaly
1. Noun. (pathology) A congenital condition wherein the skull is flattened side-to-side. ¹
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Medical Definition of Scaphocephaly
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Scaphocephaly
Literary usage of Scaphocephaly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Roentgen diagnosis of diseases of the head by Arthur Schueller (1918)
"... viz., the deformity of the base, the deepening of the venous sulci, as well
as the convolutional impressions. scaphocephaly (SCAPHOID HEAD) The ..."
2. Degeneracy; Its Causes, Signs and Results by Eugene Solomon Talbot (1898)
"Trigonocephaly (triangular head) is a variety of scaphocephaly in which depression
occurs in place of the keel. Sir Walter Scott had a skull in which ..."
3. Degeneracy; Its Causes, Signs and Results by Eugene Solomon Talbot (1898)
"Trigonocephaly (triangular head) is a variety of scaphocephaly in which depression
occurs in place of the keel. Sir Walter Scott had a skull in which ..."
4. Report on the Work of the Horn Scientific Expedition to Central Australia by Baldwin Spencer, William Austin Horn (1896)
"... of cases the typical long-headed or dolichocephalic character of Australian
skulls was apparent to the eye in the living subject. scaphocephaly. ..."
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