cloverleaf skull

noun

clo·ver·leaf skull | \ ˈklō-vər-ˌlēf-

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Medical Definition of cloverleaf skull

: a birth defect in which some or all of the usually separate bones of the skull have grown together resulting in a 3-lobed skull with associated deformities of the features and skeleton

— called also kleeblattschädel

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