stenocephaly

noun

steno·​ceph·​a·​ly

variants or less commonly stenocephalia

-sə̇ˈfālyə

plural stenocephalies also stenocephalias

: abnormal narrowness of the head

Word History

Etymology

New Latin stenocephalia, from sten- + -cephalia -cephaly

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