craniofacial
Skull and face
Craniofacial is a medical adjective describing anything relating to the skull and face together.
It appears most often in clinical contexts involving birth defects, reconstructive surgery, or developmental abnormalities that affect the bones and structure of both regions.
The child was referred to a craniofacial specialist.
Craniofacial surgery addresses conditions ranging from cleft palates to severe facial trauma.
Head's bone casing
parietal · occipital · temporal · nasal · ethmoid · sphenoid · palatine · vomer
Rebuilding after destruction
- implantDevice placed inside tissue
- flapOne-sided attached cover
- postoperativeAfter an operation
Invariance under transformation
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- profileSide-facing outline
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
Study of prenatal development
- morphogenesisDevelopmental shape emergence
- differentiationRecognizing meaningful differences
- ossificationConversion to bone tissue
- patterningSystematic arrangement creation
skull
Head's bone casing
frontal · parietal · occipital · temporal · nasal · ethmoid · sphenoid · palatine · vomer · lacrimal
reconstruction
Rebuilding after destruction
- implantDevice placed inside tissue
- flapOne-sided attached cover
- postoperativeAfter an operation
symmetry
Invariance under transformation
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- profileSide-facing outline
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
embryology
Study of prenatal development
- morphogenesisDevelopmental shape emergence
- differentiationRecognizing meaningful differences
- ossificationConversion to bone tissue
retrognathia
Abnormally recessed jaw position