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Lambdoid a. : Shaped like the Greek letter lambda (/); as, the lambdoid suture between the occipital and parietal bones of the skull.

Example:
Anybody have a child with Lambdoid craniosynostosis? Our 9 week old son just got that diagnosis yesterday?

Taxonomy
Lambdoid suture, skull, bones, lambdoidal suture, free encyclopedia, occipital bone, parietal bones, Sagittal suture, search, Side view, sutura lambdoidea, fibrous connective tissue, shape, Medical implications, birth, premature closure, sutures, temporal bones.

Defination from the web:
lambdoid suture (or lambdoidal suture) is a dense, fibrous connective tissue joint on the posterior aspect of the skull that connects the ... If the lambdoid suture closes too soon on one side, the skull will appear twisted and asymmetrical, a condition called "plagiocephaly. ... 


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