Word: oxycephaly
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ox
y
ceph
a
ly
Definition: A kind of cephalic disorder: sometimes the premature closure of the coronal suture plus any other suture, such as the lambdoid; sometimes the premature fusing of all sutures.
Morphemes:
Affix: oxy-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Concerning oxygen
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὀξύς
Language: grc
Decoded: oxus
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: quick, hasty, swift
Affix: -cephaly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: head
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κεφαλή
Language: grc
Decoded: kephale
Meaning: head