OXYCEPHALY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does oxycephaly mean? 

• OXYCEPHALY (noun)
  The noun OXYCEPHALY has 1 sense:

1. a congenital abnormality of the skull; the top of the skull assumes a cone shape

  Familiarity information: OXYCEPHALY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OXYCEPHALY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A congenital abnormality of the skull; the top of the skull assumes a cone shape

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

acrocephaly; oxycephaly

Hypernyms ("oxycephaly" is a kind of...):

birth defect; congenital abnormality; congenital anomaly; congenital defect; congenital disorder (a defect that is present at birth)