🔤 Oxycephaly

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URDU

مخروطی یا نوکیلی کھوپڑی کی حالت
🅰️ Roman Urdu:
nuqte daar ya makhrooti khopri (tibb)
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ENGLISH

📚noun
oxycephaly
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PRONUNCIATION

Standard: /ˌɒksɪˈsɛfəli/
Phonetic: /ok sih sef uh lee/
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DEFINITION

a congenital deformity of the skull in which the top of the head is pointed or cone-shaped due to premature suture closure
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

Pediatric surgeons evaluated the infant for signs of oxycephaly. Oxycephaly occurs when cranial sutures fuse earlier than normal during infancy. Early medical intervention helps manage skull pressure caused by oxycephaly. X-rays clearly showed the pointed cranial shape characteristic of oxycephaly. Reconstructive surgery can correct the head shape associated with oxycephaly.
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SYNONYMS

acrocephaly pointed skull turricephaly

ANTONYMS

normal skull anatomy
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