Congenital Abnormality
plagiocephaly
pla·gi·o·ceph·a·ly [ pley-jee-uh-sef-uh-lee ]
Subclass of:
Craniofacial Abnormalities
Definitions related to plagiocephaly:
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Asymmetric head shape, which is usually a combination of unilateral occipital flattening with ipsilateral frontal prominence, leading to rhomboid cranial shape.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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The condition characterized by uneven or irregular shape of the head often in parallelogram shape with a flat spot on the back or one side of the head. It can either result from the premature CRANIAL SUTURE closure (CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS) or from external forces (NONSYNOSTOTIC PLAGIOCEPHALY).NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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