brachycephaly

noun

brachycephaly

noun

Etymology From brachy- + -cephaly.

1

Medicine, Pathology, Sciences A congenital condition wherein the skull is flattened front-to-back, so that the head is short and broad.

Derived terms: acrobrachycephaly, brachycephalic, brachycephalism, brachycephalize, brachycephalous, hyperbrachycephaly, turribrachycephaly, ultrabrachycephaly
Related terms: cephalic index, plagiocephaly, scaphocephaly

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