Scaphocephaly

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scaphocephaly \Scaph`o*ceph"a*ly\, n. [Gr. ska`fh a boat +
     kefalh` head.] (Anat.)
     A deformed condition of the skull, in which the vault is
     narrow, elongated, and more or less boat-shaped.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  scaphocephaly
       n : congenital malformation of the skull which is long and
           narrow; frequently accompanied by mental retardation