Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The condition of having a scaphocephalic skull.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anat.) A deformed condition of the skull, in which the vault is narrow, elongated, and more or less boat-shaped.
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- noun pathology A
congenital condition wherein theskull isflattened side -to-side.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun congenital malformation of the skull which is long and narrow; frequently accompanied by mental retardation
Etymologies
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scapho- + -cephaly
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My son has a condition called scaphocephaly but is this a disability? en Español
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These children end up with a very narrow and long skull, almost shaped like a canoe doctors call this shape “scaphocephaly,” which derives from the Greek skaph, meaning “boat”.
The Beauty of Love Laura Posada 2010
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