Title: acrocephaly
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - acrocephaly
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.10331
Status: current

Definition
Type of cephalic disorder where the top of the skull is pointed or conical due to premature closure of the coronal suture plus any other suture.

Note
Acrocephaly should be differentiated from Crouzon syndrome, which involves the maxilla and mandible.

Related Term
- Crouzon syndrome: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/10575

Source
- PAC, 2016, 88, 713. 'Glossary of terms used in developmental and reproductive toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)' on page 716 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-1202)

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Citation: Citation: 'acrocephaly' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.10331
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