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   craniosynostosis
   This term refers to the premature closing of joints or sutures in the skull.
   Found op http://www.babycentre.co.uk/glossary/b/
   
   
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   Craniosynostosis
   Craniosynostosis: Premature fusion of the cranial sutures (the fibrous joints between the bones of the skull) in an infant, preventing normal growth of the baby's head. Craniosynostosis involving some but not all of the sutures causes an abnormally shaped skull. Premature closure of all of the sutur...
   Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=20866
   
   
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   craniosynostosis
   <radiology> (sutural fusion) ... Sagittal (56%) scaphocephaly, coronal and lambdoidal (bilateral coronal: 11%) oxy-, turri- or acrocephaly Apert syndrome Crouzon syndrome Pfeiffer syndrome, unilateral coronal (11%) plagiocephaly, metopic trigonocephaly, ALL sutures Kleeblatschaedel, males (75%...
   Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?craniosynostosis
   
   
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   craniosynostosis
   (kra″ne-o-sin″os-to´sis) premature closure of the cranial sutures, resulting in skull deformities such as oxycephaly, plagiocephaly, scaphocephaly, or trigonocephaly.
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
   
   
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   craniosynostosis
   any of several types of cranial deformity—sometimes accompanied by other abnormalities—that result from the premature union of the skull vault bones. ...
   Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/155
   
   
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   craniosynostosis
   Type: Term Pronunciation: krā′nē-ō-sin′os-tō′sis Definitions: 1. Premature ossification of the cranium and obliteration of the sutures. The particular sutures involved determine the resultant shape of the malformed head. Synonyms: craniostosis
   Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=21119
   
   
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   Craniosynostosis
   Craniosynostosis (from cranio, cranium; + syn, together; + ostosis relating to bone) is a condition in which one or more of the fibrous sutures in an infant skull prematurely fuses by ossification, thereby changing the growth pattern of the skull. Because the skull cannot expand perpendicular to th...
   Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craniosynostosis
   
   
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   Craniosynostosis
   birth defect that affects the appearance of the head and development of the brain. Approximately one out of every 2,000 babies is affected with the condition. There are sutures, or connections, on the head that separate individual skull bones-almost like a puzzle. With craniosynostosis, one or more ...
   Found op http://www.pregnology.com/AZ/C/10
   
   

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