scaphocephalic

scaphocephalic
scaph·o·ce·phal·ic (skăf'ō-sə-fălʹĭk) adj.
Having an abnormally long narrow skull.
  [Greek skaphē, boat + -cephalic.]   scaph'o·cephʹa·ly (-ə-sĕfʹə-lē) n.

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  • scaphocephalic — adj. affected with scaphocephaly, having an elongated and boat shaped skull (Medicine) …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • scaphocephaly — scaphocephalic /skaf oh seuh fal ik/, scaphocephalous, adj. /skaf euh sef euh lee/, n. Pathol. premature closure of the sagittal suture resulting in a deformed skull having an elongated, keellike shape. Also, scaphocephalism. Also called… …   Universalium

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  • tectocephalic — SYN: scaphocephalic. [L. tectum, roof, + G. kephale, head] * * * tec·to·ce·phal·ic (tek″to sə falґik) scaphocephalic …   Medical dictionary

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