- craniofacial
- adjective
Date: circa 1859
of, relating to, or involving both the cranium and the face <a craniofacial deformity>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
craniofacial
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Craniofacial — Cra ni*o*fa cial ( f? shal), a. Of or pertaining to the cranium and face; as, the craniofacial angle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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