brachycephaly

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noun

A congenital condition wherein the skull is flattened front-to-back, so that the head is short and broad.

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brachycephalism
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Meanings

nounbrachycephaly (countable and uncountable, plural brachycephalies)

plural brachycephalies

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA congenital condition wherein the skull is flattened front-to-back, so that the head is short and broad.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe quality of being brachycephalic

Similar
brachycephalism
Broader
quality

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From brachy- + -cephaly.

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Translations

Catalan braquicefàlia
  • braquicefàliacongenital condition wherein the skull is flattened
French brachycéphalie
  • brachycéphaliecongenital condition wherein the skull is flattened
Italian brachicefalia
  • brachicefaliacongenital condition wherein the skull is flattened
Portuguese braquicefalia
  • braquicefaliacongenital condition wherein the skull is flattened
Romanian brahicefalie
  • brahicefaliecongenital condition wherein the skull is flattened
Russian брахицефалия
  • брахицефалия (braxicefalija)congenital condition wherein the skull is flattened
Spanish braquicefalia
  • braquicefaliacongenital condition wherein the skull is flattened
Cite this entry
APA

brachycephaly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brachycephaly

MLA

“brachycephaly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brachycephaly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brachycephaly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brachycephaly.

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