- platystencephaly
- Extreme width of the skull in the occipital region, with narrowing anteriorly and prognathism. [G. platystos, widest, superl. of platys, wide, + enkephale, brain]
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platy·sten·ceph·a·ly (plat″ĭ-sten-sefґə-le) [Gr. platystatos widest + enkephalos brain + -ia] a form of dolichocephalism in which the occiput is very wide and pentagonal, the jaws prognathic; observed among South Africans. platystencephalic adj
Medical dictionary. 2011.