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Craniosynostosis
Meaning: Premature fusion of one or more of the fibrous joints in an infant's skull, causing an abnormal head shape.
In practice: The baby's long, narrow head was caused by sagittal craniosynostosis requiring surgery.
Word parts
- cranio- means skull
- -osis means an abnormal condition or process
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