Oxycephaly

What do we mean by oxycephaly?

A congenital abnormality of the skull in which the top of the head assumes a conical or pointed shape. noun

The character of a skull having a high vertical index; hypsicephaly. noun

In anthropology, the head-form resulting from artificial deformation applied all around the head and preventing lateral and occipital growth, thus making the head very high in the region of the bregma. Similar forms result from premature synostosis of the parietals with the occipital or temporal bones. noun

A kind of cephalic disorder: sometimes the premature closure of the coronal suture plus any other suture, such as the lambdoid; sometimes the premature fusing of all sutures. noun

A congenital abnormality of the skull; the top of the skull assumes a cone shape noun

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word oxycephaly. Define oxycephaly, oxycephaly synonyms, oxycephaly pronunciation, oxycephaly translation, English dictionary definition of oxycephaly.

Words that are spelled similarly to oxycephaly:
oxycephaly, oxycephalic, otocephaly, polycephaly.

Adjectives that are often used to describe oxycephaly:
true, mild, slight, congenital, partial.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective oxycephaly:
results, syndrome.

Words that sound like oxycephaly:
acrocephaly, successfully, successful, scruffily, skillfully, skilfully, cecily, cecilie, squeakily, sorrowfully.