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TURRICEPHALIE [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

A type of craniosynostosis in which there is premature closure of the sagittal and coronal sutures, resulting in an abnormally high, peaked, or conically shaped skull. [From STEDM, 1982, p. 1011.]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Déformation crânienne due à la synostose précoce des sutures coronale et sagittale, caractérisée par le développement de la boîte crânienne en hauteur et en largeur (crâne en tour, tête en pain de sucre).

OBS

Lorsque le crâne prend un aspect en tour, on parle de turricéphalie.

Key term(s)
  • crâne en tour
  • tête en pain de sucre
  • turricéphalie

Spanish

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