plagiocephalic etymology

English word plagiocephalic comes from English plagio- ((chiefly, _, science) slanted, oblique.), English -cephalic ((type or number of) head.)

Detailed word origin of plagiocephalic

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
plagio- English (eng) (chiefly, _, science) slanted, oblique.
-cephalic English (eng) (type or number of) head.
plagiocephalic English (eng) (anatomy) Having an oblique lateral deformity of the skull.

Words with the same origin as plagiocephalic

Descendants of plagio-
plagiocephaly plagioclase plagioclimax plagiopatagium plagiostomy plagiotropic
Descendants of -cephalic
cynocephalic leptocephalic megacephalic megalocephalic monocephalic nanocephalic normocephalic polycephalic zoocephalic