ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsefəlē noun
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Etymology: German oxycephalie, probably from Greek oxykephalos sharp-headed (from oxy- oxy- (I) + -kephalos headed, from kephalē head) + German -ie -y — more at cephalic
: congenital deformity of the skull due to early synostosis of the parietal and occipital bones with compensating growth in the region of the anterior fontanel resulting in a pointed or pyramidal skull — called also acrocephaly