CLINOCEPHALISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does clinocephalism mean? 

• CLINOCEPHALISM (noun)
  The noun CLINOCEPHALISM has 1 sense:

1. a congenital defect in which the top of the head is depressed (concave instead of convex)

  Familiarity information: CLINOCEPHALISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLINOCEPHALISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A congenital defect in which the top of the head is depressed (concave instead of convex)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

clinocephalism; clinocephaly

Hypernyms ("clinocephalism" is a kind of...):

birth defect; congenital abnormality; congenital anomaly; congenital defect; congenital disorder (a defect that is present at birth)