What does "craniosynostosis" mean?

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.

Craniosynostosis

Q: What is a synonym for "craniosynostosis"?

Common synonyms include: cloverleaf skull, cloverleaf skull syndrome, cloverleaf skull syndrome, craniostenosis, kleeblattschadel, kleeblattschädel.

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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. countable, uncountable

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cloverleaf skull cloverleaf skull syndrome cloverleaf skull syndrome craniostenosis kleeblattschadel kleeblattschädel

Etymology

From cranio- + synostosis.

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