acrocephalosyndactyly (redirected from Apert syndrome)

acrocephalosyndactyly /ac·ro·ceph·a·lo·syn·dac·ty·ly/ (-sef″ah-lo-sin-dak´tĭ-le) any of a group of autosomal dominant syndromes in which craniostenosis is associated with acrocephaly and syndactyly. Type I is Apert's syndrome, type III is Chotzen's syndrome, and type V is Pfeiffer's syndrome.

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ac·ro·ceph·a·lo·syn·dac·ty·ly (kr-sf-l-sn-dkt-l) or ac·ro·ceph·a·lo·syn·dac·tyl·i·a (-sndk-tl-) or ac·ro·ceph·a·lo·syn·dac·tyl·ism (-sn-dkt-lzm)

n.

A congenital syndrome characterized by a peaked head due to premature closure of the skull sutures and associated with fusion or webbing of the fingers or toes. Also called acrodysplasia.

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acrocephalosyndactyly

[ak′rō·sef′ə·lō·sin·dak′ti·lē]

Etymology: acrocephaly + syndactyly

craniostenosis characterized by oxycephaly and syndactyly. The term is often used alone to denote Apert's syndrome. Sometimes, however, Apert's syndrome is designated acrocephalosyndactyly, type I, and acrocephalosyndactyly occurring with other anomalies is split into acrocephalosyndactyly, type III (Saethre-Chotzen syndrome), acrocephalosyndactyly, type IV (Waardenburg's syndrome), and acrocephalosyndactyly, type V (Noack's syndrome).

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acrocephalosyndactyly [ak″ro-sef″ah-lo″sin-dak´tĭ-le]

any of a group of autosomal dominant disorders in which craniostenosis is associated with acrocephaly (conical deformity of the head) and syndactyly (webbed fingers and toes), sometimes occurring with additional anomalies. Type I is Apert's syndrome; type III is Chotzen's syndrome; and type V is Pfeiffer's syndrome.

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acrocephalosyndactyly

Pediatrics A family of AD conditions due to premature closure of cranial sutures resulting in a peaked head and facial dysmorphia Imaging Skull film Management Surgery to correct skull and facial abnormalities. See Bird face.