colpocephaly

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Etymology

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From colpo- (cavity) +‎ -cephaly (head).

Noun

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colpocephaly (uncountable)

  1. A cephalic disorder involving the disproportionate enlargement of the occipital horns of the lateral cerebroventricles.
    • 2015 July 25, Jason Bennett Neal, Christopher G. Filippi, Richard Mayeux, “Morphometric variability of neuroimaging features in Children with Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum”, in BMC Neurology[1], volume 15, →DOI:
      Compared to individuals with hypoplasia or dysplasia of the corpus callosum, individuals with CAG showed a significantly greater frequency of isolated corpus callosum abnormalities (without associated central nervous system defects), hippocampal anomalies, Probst bundles, and colpocephaly.