craniosynostosis

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What does craniosynostosis mean?

A medical condition in which some or all of the sutures in the skull of an infant close too early, causing problems with normal brain and skull growth.

Where does craniosynostosis come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ ? Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *ḱérh₂sō Proto-Hellenic *kárahə Ancient Greek *κρᾱν- (*krān-) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐ́ον (-ĭ́on) Ancient Greek κρᾱνῐ́ον (krānĭ́on)bor. Medieval Latin crāniumlbor. English cranio- English synostosis English craniosynostosis From cranio- + synostosis.

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