plagiocephaly's Usage Examples:

The forehead and brow of a child with plagiocephaly look as if they have been pushed back or flattened because the forehead and brow have stopped their normal growth.

Positional nonsyndromic plagiocephaly is a form of craniosynostosis.

Deformational plagiocephaly (positional molding)-A form of craniosynostosis in which the head is misshapen, the result of constant pressure to the same area of the head.

When positional molding is identified at less than three months of age, repositioning is usually successful in stopping the plagiocephaly and reversing the flattening.

This condition is also commonly called positional molding or deformational plagiocephaly.

An infant with positional nonsyndromic plagiocephaly has a flattened skull at the back of the head.

Positional plagiocephaly, the result of an infant's back sleeping position, can be treated by varying the infant's sleeping position from back to side sleeping, and providing tummy play time.

This successfully reduced the number of infants with SIDS, but also increased the number of infants suffering from positional plagiocephaly due to back sleeping.

Synonyms:

congenital anomaly, congenital abnormality, misshapenness, deformity, malformation, congenital defect, birth defect, congenital disorder,

Antonyms:

valgus, varus, success,