"pachycephaly" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: pachy- + -cephaly Etymology templates: {{confix|en|pachy|cephaly}} pachy- + -cephaly Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} pachycephaly (uncountable)
  1. (medicine) Abnormal thickening of the skull, especially that produced by synostosis of the parietal bone with the occipital bone. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Related terms: hardheadedness, thickheadedness [figuratively]

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