plagiocephaly
or pla·gi·o·ceph·a·lism
[ pley-jee-uh-sef-uh-lee ]
/ ˌpleɪ dʒi əˈsɛf ə li /
noun Medicine/Medical.
a deformity of the skull in which one side is more developed in the front, and the other side is more developed in the rear.
OTHER WORDS FROM plagiocephaly
pla·gi·o·ce·phal·ic [pley-jee-oh-suh-fal-ik] /ˌpleɪ dʒi oʊ səˈfæl ɪk/, pla·gi·o·ceph·a·lous, adjectiveWords nearby plagiocephaly
plage,
plagiarism,
plagiarize,
plagiary,
plagio-,
plagiocephaly,
plagioclase,
plagioclimax,
plagiohedral,
plagiotropic,
plagiotropism
Medical definitions for plagiocephalic
plagiocephaly
[ plā′jē-ō-sĕf′ə-lē ]
n.
An asymmetrical deformity of the skull due to premature closure of the lambdoid and coronal sutures on one side.