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RID5418 scaphocephaly

synonym

Skaphozephalie

definition

A condition in which the skull is abnormally long and narrow, as a result of premature closure of the sagittal suture, with heavy centers of ossification in the line of the suture; usually accompanied by inflammation and atrophy of the optic papillae and by mental retardation.

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Gr. skaphe, boat