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brachycephaly

short head due to premature fusion of the coronal sutures
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brachycephaly

Summary

brachycephaly ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,087 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • brachycephaly is a type of plagiocephaly[2].
  • brachycephaly is a type of cephalic index[3].
  • brachycephaly's Commons category is recorded as Brachycephaly[4].
  • brachycephaly's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[5].
  • brachycephaly's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[6].
  • brachycephaly's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[7].
  • brachycephaly's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include plagiocephaly[2] and cephalic index[3].

Why It Matters

brachycephaly ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,087 views/month).[1] brachycephaly has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] brachycephaly is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Horcrux · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → plagiocephaly, cephalic index
    Subclass of → —
    Described by source → Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890) +1
    Aliases → —
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P1810]]: Brachicefalìa, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779097876633"
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