acrocephalosyndactyly

acrocephalosyndactyly /ac·ro·ceph·a·lo·syn·dac·ty·ly/ (-sef?ah-lo-sin-dak´ti-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.