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lambdoid

[ lam-doid ]

adjective

  1. having the shape of the Greek capital lambda.


lambdoid

/ ˈ±ôæ³¾»åɔɪ»å /

adjective

  1. having the shape of the Greek letter lambda
  2. of or denoting the suture near the back of the skull between the occipital and parietal bones
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lambdoid1

1590–1600; < New Latin ±ô²¹³¾²ú»å´ÇÄ«»åŧ²õ < Greek ±ô²¹³¾²ú»å´Ç±ð¾±»åḗs. See lambda, -oid
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lambdoid1

C16: via French from Greek ±ô²¹³¾²ú»å´Ç±ð¾±»åŧ²õ
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Last week, the 39-year-old reality star announced that her 4-month-old daughter Dove had been diagnosed with lambdoid craniosynostosis and would undergo neurosurgery.

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Lambdoid craniosynostosis occurs when a lambdoid suture at the back of the head fuses before birth.

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"And then that night, they called and said that she has something called lambdoid craniosynostosis, and she's gonna need neurosurgery," remembered Mellencamp.

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"Our sweet baby Dove was diagnosed with Lambdoid Craniosynostosis and has to undergo neurosurgery at the end of the month," wrote Mellencamp.

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"Instead a CT scan showed Lambdoid Craniosynostosis ... The recovery is about a week in the hospital and a couple weeks at home with a very high success rate," she continued.

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