scaphocephaly
/skaf-uh-sef-uh-lee/US // ˌskæf əˈsɛf ə li //
鞘膜积液,鞘膜积液症,鞘膜炎,畸形儿
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Pathology.
- : premature closure of the sagittal suture resulting in a deformed skull having an elongated, keellike shape.
Examples
Trigonocephaly (triangular head) is a variety of scaphocephaly in which depression occurs in place of the keel.
More rarely the skull is of normal size, but shaped like the keel of a boat (scaphocephaly, 0.1% and subscaphocephaly 6%).
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