subdolichocephaly

Example:Doctors diagnosed the child with dolichocephaly, highlighting the elongated feature of his skull but not the extreme narrowness of subdolichocephaly.

Definition:A condition characterized by a long skull with a relatively narrow width front to back; also used in a figurative sense to describe something that is disproportionately elongated. Used to describe the overall shape but slightly different in its milder application.

Example:The doctor explained that cephalhematopathy could present as a somewhat elongated skull, though generally less severe than subdolichocephaly.

Definition:A condition characterized by a swelling in the tissue just beneath the skull bone due to the separation of the periosteum from the adjacent bone, can be used figuratively to describe a slight variation in head shape.