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Musculoskeletal Diseases > Musculoskeletal Abnormalities > Craniofacial Abnormalities > Craniosynostoses
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Congenital Abnormalities > Musculoskeletal Abnormalities > Craniofacial Abnormalities > Craniosynostoses
Musculoskeletal Diseases > Musculoskeletal Abnormalities > Synostosis > Craniosynostoses
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Congenital Abnormalities > Musculoskeletal Abnormalities > Synostosis > Craniosynostoses
... > Musculoskeletal Diseases > Bone Diseases > Bone Diseases, Developmental > Dysostoses > Synostosis > Craniosynostoses

Preferred term

Craniosynostoses  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Craniostenoses
  • Craniostenosis
  • Craniosynostosis
  • Craniosynostosis Plagiocephaly
  • Plagiocephaly, Craniosynostosis
  • Plagiocephaly, Synostotic
  • Synostotic Plagiocephaly

Scope note

  • Premature closure of one or more CRANIAL SUTURES. It often results in plagiocephaly. Craniosynostoses that involve multiple sutures are sometimes associated with congenital syndromes such as ACROCEPHALOSYNDACTYLIA; and CRANIOFACIAL DYSOSTOSIS.

History note

  • OXYCEPHALY was see under CRANIOSYNOSTOSES 1963-78

In other languages

  • kraniosynostoosit

    Finnish

  • craniosynostosis
  • kallon luusaumojen ennenaikainen luutuminen
  • kallon luusaumojen ennenaikaiset luutumiset
  • kraniosynostoosi
  • Kraniosynostoser

    Swedish

  • Akrocefali
  • Brakycefali
  • Metopisk synostos
  • Oxycefali
  • Sneda barnskallar
  • Trigonocefali

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003398

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