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
acrocephalosyndactyly
ac·ro·ceph·a·lo·syn·dac·ty·ly ( k r -s f-l -s n-dk t-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. |
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
face.
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