Human Phenotype Ontology

Last uploaded: August 13, 2024
Preferred Name

Turricephaly
Synonyms

Tall shaped head

Tall shaped skull

Tower cranium shape

Tower skull shape

Turricephalus

Tall shaped cranium

Definitions

Tall head relative to width and length. Turricephaly is derived from the Latin word turris, meaning tall, and refers to a round, tall (tower-like) skull. This feature may have previously been considered to overlap with or include a tall forehead. Turricephaly is present when the head appears tall (subjective) and head length and width are reduced compared to normal age-related standards (objective). Head length is measured between the glabella (the most prominent point on the frontal bone above the root of the nose) and the most prominent part of the occiput in the midline, using spreading calipers. Head width is measured between the most lateral points of the parietal bones on each side of the head, using spreading calipers. The term acrocephaly (or oxycephaly) is used when there is turricephaly and the top of the skull assumes a cone shape.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0000262

comment

Turricephaly is derived from the Latin word turris, meaning tall, and refers to a round, tall (tower-like) skull. This feature may have previously been considered to overlap with or include a tall forehead. Turricephaly is present when the head appears tall (subjective) and head length and width are reduced compared to normal age-related standards (objective). Head length is measured between the glabella (the most prominent point on the frontal bone above the root of the nose) and the most prominent part of the occiput in the midline, using spreading calipers. Head width is measured between the most lateral points of the parietal bones on each side of the head, using spreading calipers. The term acrocephaly (or oxycephaly) is used when there is turricephaly and the top of the skull assumes a cone shape.

database_cross_reference

UMLS:C0030044

SNOMEDCT_US:48069004

definition

Tall head relative to width and length.

has_alternative_id

HP:0001356

has_broad_synonym

Tall shaped head

has_exact_synonym

Tall shaped skull

Tower cranium shape

Tower skull shape

Turricephalus

Tall shaped cranium

has_obo_namespace

human_phenotype

id

HP:0000262

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/hp.obo#hposlim_core

label

Turricephaly

notation

HP:0000262

prefLabel

Turricephaly

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002683

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0002683

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