Clinocephaly

/ˌklaɪnoʊˈsɛfəli/ noun

Definition

The medical or anthropological condition of having a head or skull with a sloped or inclined form.

Etymology

From Greek klino- (to incline) plus kephalē (head) plus -ia (suffix for conditions or states), literally meaning 'the condition of an inclined head'.

Kelly Says

Among obsolete medical terms, clinocephaly shows how doctors once tried to classify every variation in human anatomy with Greek-derived terms, most without any real clinical significance!

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