craniosynostosis

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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.

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