Preferred Label : scaphocephaly;
Definition : A condition in which the skull is abnormally long and narrow, as a result of premature
closure of the sagittal suture, with heavy centers of ossification in the line of
the suture; usually accompanied by inflammation and atrophy of the optic papillae
and by mental retardation.;
Origin ID : RID5418;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
A condition in which the skull is abnormally long and narrow, as a result of premature
closure of the sagittal suture, with heavy centers of ossification in the line of
the suture; usually accompanied by inflammation and atrophy of the optic papillae
and by mental retardation.
