Glossary
Synostosis: Fusion of bones.Craniosynostosis: Fusion of skull bones.
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Syndactyly: Fusion of digits.
Genetic: Inherited; having to do with information that is passed from parents to offspring through genes in sperm and egg cells.
Hydrocephalus: The abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain.
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