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Brachycephalism

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brachycephalic(anatomy, of a person or animal) Having a head that is short from front to back (relative to its width from left to right); having a broad skull with a cephalic index over 80.
brachycephalynoun(pathology) A congenital condition wherein the skull is flattened front-to-back, so that the head is short and broad.
brachiocephalicnoun(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the arm and the head.
microcephalicHaving an abnormally small head.
macrocephalicHaving an abnormally large or elongated head.
brachystegianouna genus of tree of the subfamily Detarioideae that is native to tropical Africa.
macrocephalusnoun(medicine) The condition of having an abnormally large head.
dolichocephalynoun(medicine) The quality or condition of being dolichocephalic.
scaphocephalynoun(pathology) A congenital condition wherein the skull is flattened side-to-side.
pneumocephalusnounThe presence of air or gas within the cranial cavity.
plagiocephalynoun(pathology) A congenital condition where the skull suffers an oblique malformation.
dolichocephalicnounA dolichocephalic person.
brachyuranounan order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surface
hydrocephalichydrocephalous
brachyurannoun(zoology) A crab.
hydrocephalusnoun(medicine) A usually congenital condition in which an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the cerebral ventricles causes enlargement of the skull and compression of the brain, destroying much of the neural tissue.
hydrocephalynounhydrocephalus
dysmorphismnoun(anatomy) any malformation of the anatomy
macrocephalynoun(medicine) A condition in which the head is abnormally large.
brachydactylynoun(pathology) Abnormal shortness of the fingers or toes

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