Congenital Abnormality
brachycephaly
brach·y·ceph·a·ly [ brak-ee-suh-fal-ee ]
Etymology:
Greek brachys = short + kephale = head
Definitions related to brachycephaly:
  • An abnormality of skull shape characterized by a decreased anterior-posterior diameter. That is, a cephalic index greater than 81%. Alternatively, an apparently shortened anteroposterior dimension (length) of the head compared to width.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • Premature closing of both sides of the coronal sutures.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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