Acrocephalosyndactyly
acrocephalosyndactyly
acrocephalosyndactyly ac·ro·ceph·a·lo·syn·dac·ty·ly (āk’rə-sěf’ə-lō-sĭn-dāk’tə-lē) or ac·ro·ceph·a·lo·syn·dac·tyl·i·a (-sĭn’dāk-tĭl’ē-ə) or ac·ro·ceph·a·lo·syn·dac·tyl·ism (-sĭn-dāk’tə-lĭz’əm)
n.
a congenital syndrome characterized by a peaked head due to premature closure of the skull sutures and -ssociated with fusion or webbing of the fingers or toes. also called acrodysplasia.
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