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.

Origin of plagiocephaly

First recorded in 1885–90; plagio- + -cephaly

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, adjective

Medical definitions for plagiocephalic

plagiocephaly
[ plā′jē-ō-sĕfə-lē ]

n.

An asymmetrical deformity of the skull due to premature closure of the lambdoid and coronal sutures on one side.

Other words from plagiocephaly

pla′gi•o•ce•phalic (-sə-fălĭk) adj.