— oxycephalic /ok'see seuh fal"ik/ , oxycephalous , adj.
/ok'si sef"euh lee/ , n. Pathol.
a malformation in which the head is somewhat pointed, caused by premature closure of the skull sutures. Also called acrocephaly .
[ 1890-95; Oxycephalie oxyképhal ( os ) sharp-headed ( oxy- OXY- 1 + kephal ( é ) head + -os adj. suffix) + -ie -Y 3 ]