Congenital Abnormality
scaphycephaly
scaphycepha·ly
Definitions related to scaphycephaly:
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(scaphocephaly) Premature fusion of the sagittal suture.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(scaphocephaly) Scaphocephaly is a subtype of dolichocephaly where the anterior and posterior aspects of the cranial vault are pointed (boat-shaped). Scaphocephaly is caused by a precocious fusion of sagittal suture without other associated synostosis.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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