Craniostosis

/ˌkreɪniəʊˈoʊsɪs/ noun

Definition

A condition involving hardening or abnormal bone formation in the skull, or the fusion of skull bones.

Etymology

From cranio- + -ostosis (Greek osteon, bone + -osis, condition). Medical term describing pathological bone changes in the skull.

Kelly Says

Craniostosis conditions show how bone is living tissue—it doesn't stop changing after birth, and sometimes that remodeling goes wrong, requiring surgical correction.

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