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craniofacial

craniofacial

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Relating to the skull and the face
  • adjective
  • /ˌkreɪniəˈfeɪʃəl/
  • Specialized
: cráneo facial
  • The phenotype is extremely variable, and its clinical characteristics include a combination of craniofacial, cardiac, renal, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary defects.
  • craniofacial resection
  • craniofacial bones
  • craniofacial deformities

So if this trend continued, if this craniofacial feminization trend continued, what would the male, what would all of our skulls look like?

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Examples

  • Single-suture craniosynostosis (SSC) is a common craniofacial condition with potential neurocognitive sequelae.

    Academic text (2015)

  • The project described was supported by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Grant R56DE018004.

    Academic text (2012)

  • No patient in this series had experienced a developmental delay or craniofacial syndrome.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Historical reviews of pneumocephalus show that 75% of cases occur after craniofacial surgery and trauma.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Patients with CL/P and an underlying syndrome or other craniofacial diagnosis were excluded.

    Academic text (2015)

  • After radiotherapy had failed to arrest the tumor's growth, the mass was removed via a craniofacial resection.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The incidence of craniofacial manifestations of fibrous dysplasia ranges between 10% and 32%.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Makers of rapid prototyping technology are using CT scans to create exact-fit implants for craniofacial and maxillofacial operations.

    Academic text (2010)

  • The patient was treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy concomitant with chemotherapy, followed by craniofacial resection and free-tissue graft reconstruction.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The team of doctors specializes in craniofacial surgery to correct facial deformities and improve patients' appearance.

Surface Forms

craniofacial positive

Morphology

craniofacial = facial (semi-transparent) = cranio + facial

The component 'facial' (face + -al) is clear, but 'cranio-' is a technical combining form unfamiliar to many learners, so the full meaning is only partly obvious.

Etymology

The word craniofacial joins two parts: cranio- (from cranium, 'skull') and facial (from face, 'face'). So craniofacial describes things that belong to both the skull and the face.