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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.
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). 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
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