A group of congenital syndromes characterized by peaking at the head, due to premature closure of skull sutures and fusion or webbing of digits. Syn: acrodysplasia, Apert’s syndrome.
Origin
[acrocephaly + G. syn, together, + daktylos, finger]
type I acrocephalosyndactyly
type II acrocephalosyndactyly
type III acrocephalosyndactyly
type IV acrocephalosyndactyly
type V acrocephalosyndactyly