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otocephaly

otocephaly noun: a lethal cephalic disorder involving the total or near-total absence of the lower jaw.

Noun

otocephaly (countable and uncountable, plural otocephalies)

  1. A lethal cephalic disorder involving the total or near-total absence of the lower jaw.

Forms of otocephaly

pluralotocephalies

Origin of otocephaly

From oto- + -cephaly.

Questions about otocephaly

What does otocephaly mean?
Otocephaly means a lethal cephalic disorder involving the total or near-total absence of the lower jaw.
What part of speech is otocephaly?
Otocephaly is a noun.
What is the plural of otocephaly?
The plural of otocephaly is otocephalies.

Words near otocephaly in the dictionary

  1. otocephalan
  2. otocephalans
  3. otocephalic
  4. otocephalics
  5. otocephalies
  6. otocephaly
  7. otoceratid
  8. otoceratids
  9. otocinclus
  10. otocincluses
  11. otocone

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