oxycephaly

oxycephaly /oxy·ceph·a·ly/ (-sef´ah-le) a condition in which the top of the skull is pointed or conical owing to premature closure of the coronal and lambdoid sutures.oxycephal´ic

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ox·y·ceph·a·ly (ks-sf-l)

n.

A congenital abnormality of the skull in which the top of the head assumes a conical or pointed shape because of premature closing of the lambdoid and coronal sutures. Also called acrocephaly.

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oxy·ce·phalic (-s-flk), oxy·cepha·lous (-sf-ls) adj.

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oxycephaly

[ok′sisef′əlē]

Etymology: Gk, oxys + kephale, head

a congenital malformation of the skull in which premature closure of the coronal and sagittal sutures results in accelerated upward growth of the head, giving it a long, narrow appearance with the top pointed or conic. Also called acrocephaly, hypsicephaly, oxycephalia, steeple head, tower head, tower skull, turricephaly. See also craniostenosis. oxycephalous, adj., oxycephalus, n.

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oxycephaly (ok´sēsef´lē),

n, a high conical crown resulting from early closure of sutures and disturbed cranial development. Also called
steeple head.

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oxycephaly

congenital condition in which the top of the head is pointed due to premature closure of the coronal and lambdoid sutures. Called also acrocephaly, acrocephalia.