Acrocephaly

/ˌækroʊˈsɛfəli/ noun

Definition

The medical condition of having an abnormally high, pointed head; another term for acrocephalia.

Etymology

From Greek akron 'peak' + kephale 'head' + -y noun suffix. Alternative form of acrocephalia using the -y ending common in medical terminology.

Kelly Says

Acrocephaly fascinates medical historians because it's one of the first skull conditions documented in ancient medical texts—Hippocrates even described peak-headed individuals!

Translations

AFAfrikaans
akrotsæfalie
AMአማርኛ
አክሮሰፈላሊያ
a-kro-se-fe-la-lee-ya
ARالعربية
تضخم الرأس
ti-dhm ar-ra-as
BGБългарски
акроцефалия
BNবাংলা
শিরোমুখ
sheer-o-mukh
CACatalà
acrocefàlia
ak-ro-se-fa-lee-ah
CSČeština
akrocefalie
ak-ro-se-fa-lee
DADansk
acrocefali
ak-ro-se-fa-lee
DEDeutsch
Akrozephalie
ak-ro-tse-fa-lee-eh
ELΕλληνικά
ακροκεφαλία
ak-ro-ke-fa-lee-ah
ESEspañol
acrocefalia
ak-roh-se-fa-lee-ah
ETEesti
akrotsæfalie
EUEuskara
akrotsæfalie
FAفارسی
اکروسیفالی
ak-ro-si-fa-lee
FISuomi
akrokefalia
ak-ro-ke-fa-lee-ah
FRFrançais
acrocèphalie
ak-roh-sef-ah-lee
GLGalego
acrocæfalia
GUGU
અક્રોસેફેલી
ak-ro-se-fe-lee
HAHA
acrocephaly
ak-ro-se-fa-lee
HEעברית
אקרוצפליה
ak-ro-ts-fe-lee-ah
HIहिन्दी
शिरोमूर्ति
sheer-o-moorti
HRHrvatski
akrotsæfalie
HUMagyar
akrocefália
ak-ro-se-fa-lee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
acrocephaly
ak-ro-se-fa-lee
IGIG
akrocephaly
ak-ro-se-fa-lee
ITItaliano
acrocefalia
ak-ro-se-fa-lee-ah
JA日本語
頭頂融合症
とうちょうゆうごうしょう
KKKK
ақроцефалия
ak-ro-tse-fa-li-ya
KMKM
acrocephaly
ak-ro-se-fa-lee
KO한국어
두개골융합증
du-gae-gol-yung-hap-jeung
LTLietuvių
akrotsæfalia
LVLatviešu
akrotsæfalie
MNМонгол
акроцефалия
MRMR
अक्रोसेफाली
ak-ro-se-fa-lee
MSBahasa Melayu
akrosefali
ak-ro-se-fa-lee
MYမြန်မာ
အကြိုးခေါင်း
a-kye-ko-khaung
NLNederlands
acrocefalie
ak-ro-se-fa-lee
NONorsk
acrocefali
ak-ro-se-fa-lee
PAPA
ਅਕਰੋਸੈਫੇਲੀ
ak-ro-se-fa-lee
PLPolski
acrocefalia
ak-ro-sef-a-lee-ah
PTPortuguês
acrocefalia
ak-roh-se-fa-lee-ah
RORomână
acrocefalii
ak-ro-se-fa-lee-ee
RUРусский
акроцефалия
ak-ro-tse-fa-li-ya
SKSlovenčina
akrotsæfalie
SLSlovenščina
akrotsæfalie
SRСрпски
акроцефалия
SVSvenska
acrocefali
ak-ro-se-fa-lee
SWKiswahili
acrocephaly
ak-ro-se-fa-lee
TAதமிழ்
தலைமுனை
tha-lai-mu-nai
TEతెలుగు
కొండ
kon-da
THไทย
หัวกะโหลก
hua-ka-lok
TLTL
acrocephaly
ak-ro-se-fa-lee
TRTürkçe
akrosefali
ak-ro-se-fa-lee
UKУкраїнська
акроцефалія
ak-ro-tse-fa-lee-ya
URاردو
اکروسیفالی
ak-ro-si-fa-lee
VITiếng Việt
đầu ngôi sao
dau ngoi sao
YOYO
akrocephaly
ak-ro-se-fa-lee
ZH中文
acrocephaly
ā-kè-fēi-lì
ZUZU
akrocephaly
ak-ro-se-fa-lee

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