craniosynostosis

noun

A medical condition in which some or all of the sutures in the skull of an infant close too early, causing problems with normal brain and skull growth.

Similar
cloverleaf skull syndromeKleeblattschädel
OriginEnglish synostosis ← Medieval Latin crānium ← Ancient Greek κρᾱνῐ́ον (krānĭ́on) →
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Meanings

nouncraniosynostosis (countable and uncountable, plural craniosynostoses)

plural craniosynostoses

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA medical condition in which some or all of the sutures in the skull of an infant close too early, causing problems with normal brain and skull growth.

    Synonyms: cloverleaf skull syndrome, Kleeblattschädel

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA medical condition in which some or all of the sutures in the skull of an infant close too early, causing problems with normal brain and skull growth.

Similar
cloverleaf skull syndromeKleeblattschädel
Also see
craniostenosis

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱérh₂sō
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kárahə
  5. Ancient Greek*κρᾱν- (*krān-)
  6. Ancient Greekκρᾱνῐ́ον (krānĭ́on)
  7. Medieval Latincrānium
  8. Englishcranio-
  9. Englishsynostosis
  10. Englishcraniosynostosis

From cranio- + synostosis.

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Translations

Czech kraniosynostóza
  • kraniosynostózamedical condition
Spanish craneosinostosis
  • craneosinostosismedical condition
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