"Craniosynostoses" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
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				Premature closure of one or more CRANIAL SUTURES. It often results in plagiocephaly. Craniosynostoses that involve multiple sutures are sometimes associated with congenital syndromes such as ACROCEPHALOSYNDACTYLIA; and CRANIOFACIAL DYSOSTOSIS.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D003398 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | C05.116.099.370.894.232 C05.660.207.240 C05.660.906.364 C16.131.621.207.240 C16.131.621.906.364 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | CraniosynostosesCraniosynostosesCraniosynostoseCraniosynostosis, Type 11 Craniosynostoses, Type1 Craniosynostosis, TypeCraniosynostoses, Type 1Type 1 CraniosynostosesType 1 CraniosynostosisPlagiocephaly, SynostoticSynostotic PlagiocephalyPlagiocephaly, CraniosynostosisCraniosynostosis PlagiocephalyCraniosynostosisCraniostenosisCraniostenoses
 ScaphocephalyScaphocephalySagittal SynostosisSagittal SynostosesSynostoses, SagittalSynostosis, Sagittal
 Synostotic Anterior PlagiocephalySynostotic Anterior PlagiocephalyAnterior Plagiocephaly, SynostoticPlagiocephaly, Synostotic AnteriorUnilateral Coronal SynostosisCoronal Synostoses, UnilateralCoronal Synostosis, UnilateralSynostoses, Unilateral CoronalSynostosis, Unilateral CoronalUnilateral Coronal Synostoses
 Synostotic Posterior PlagiocephalySynostotic Posterior PlagiocephalyPlagiocephaly, Synostotic PosteriorPosterior Plagiocephaly, SynostoticCraniosynostosis, LambdoidalCraniosynostoses, LambdoidalLambdoidal CraniosynostosesLambdoidal CraniosynostosisLambdoid SynostosisLambdoid SynostosesSynostoses, LambdoidSynostosis, Lambdoid
 Metopic SynostosisMetopic SynostosisMetopic SynostosesSynostoses, MetopicSynostosis, Metopic
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