SCAPHOCEPHALY

scaphocephaly

(noun) congenital malformation of the skull which is long and narrow; frequently accompanied by mental retardation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

scaphocephaly (uncountable)

(pathology) A congenital condition wherein the skull is flattened side-to-side.

Source: Wiktionary


Scaph`o*ceph"a*ly, n. Etym: [Gr. (Anat.)

Definition: A deformed condition of the skull, in which the vault is narrow, clongated, and more or less boat-shaped.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 February 2025

ENDLESSLY

(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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