Oxycephaly
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Oxycephaly is a type of brachycephaly where the skull takes on a sharp, sugarloaf shape due to the premature fusion of cranial sutures. It arises from early synostosis between the parietal, occipital, and temporal bones with compensatory growth of the vault bones in the region of the anterior fontanelle. It is sometimes incorrectly equated with tower skull.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
OXYCEPHALY, oxycephalus (from the Greek oxys - sharp and kephale - head), a variety of brachycephaly (see), in which the skull assumes a sharp shape resembling a sugarloaf. It occurs upon the premature closure of the sutures between the parietal, occipital, and temporal bones with compensatory growth of the vault bones in the region of the anterior fontanelle. It is not entirely correctly equated with tower skull.
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“Oxycephaly.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/oxycephaly/