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plagiocephaly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
pla-gio-cephaly
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A congenital condition where the skull suffers an oblique malformation.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From plagio- + -cephaly.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

plagiocephalies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

plagiocephalic

Rhymes With

microcephaly anencephaly lissencephaly macrocephaly holoprosencephaly acephaly trigonocephaly dicephaly megalocephaly megalocephalia

Questions

What does plagiocephaly mean?
A congenital condition where the skull suffers an oblique malformation.
Where does plagiocephaly come from?
From plagio- + -cephaly.

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