Plagiocephaly

"Plagiocephaly" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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The condition characterized by uneven or irregular shape of the head often in parallelogram shape with a flat spot on the back or one side of the head. It can either result from the premature CRANIAL SUTURE closure (CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS) or from external forces (NONSYNOSTOTIC PLAGIOCEPHALY).

Descriptor ID	D059041
MeSH Number(s)	C05.660.207.707 C16.131.621.207.707
Concept/Terms	Plagiocephaly Plagiocephaly Plagiocephalies

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Plagiocephaly".

Diseases [C]
Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05]
Musculoskeletal Abnormalities [C05.660]
Craniofacial Abnormalities [C05.660.207]
Plagiocephaly [C05.660.207.707]
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
Congenital Abnormalities [C16.131]
Musculoskeletal Abnormalities [C16.131.621]
Craniofacial Abnormalities [C16.131.621.207]
Plagiocephaly [C16.131.621.207.707]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Plagiocephaly".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Plagiocephaly".

Plagiocephaly
Plagiocephaly, Nonsynostotic

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