craniosynostosis

English

Etymology

From cranio- +‎ synostosis.

Noun

craniosynostosis (countable and uncountable, plural craniosynostoses)

1. (pathology) A medical condition in which some or all of the sutures in the skull of an infant close too early, causing problems with normal brain and skull growth.

Synonyms

• cloverleaf skull syndrome
• Kleeblattschädel

Translations

medical condition

• Czech: kraniosynostóza f
• Spanish: craneosinostosis f

See also

• craniosynostosis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• cloverleaf skull
• craniostenosis