craniofacial
adjective
cra·nio·fa·cial
ˌkrā-nē-ō-ˈfā-shəl 
: of, relating to, or involving both the cranium and the face
a craniofacial deformity
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Stephan, who specializes in craniofacial identification methods, worked with the DPAA to see if the method could identify the unknown remains.
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Reconstructive surgery also involves salvaging limbs, burn reconstruction and craniofacial reconstruction, meaning repairing injuries to the skull, face and jaw.
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This, in turn, could have impacted our craniofacial growth patterns.
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Reconstructive surgery also involves salvaging limbs, burn reconstruction and craniofacial reconstruction, meaning repairing injuries to the skull, face and jaw.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
This, in turn, could have impacted our craniofacial growth patterns.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Spatial Sleep is built on SoundHealth’s Acoustic Sleep Harmonization technology, which uses a smartphone selfie scan to analyze a user’s craniofacial anatomy.
—Soundhealth, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026
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craniofacial
adjective
cra·nio·fa·cial
ˌkrā-nē-ō-ˈfā-shəl
: of, relating to, or involving both the cranium and the face
craniofacial abnormalities
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