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saddle head (medicine) and paraph (medicine)


saddle head (medicine)


saddle head -->
clinocephaly
Craniosynostosis in which the upper surface of the skull is concave, presenting a saddle-shaped appearance in profile.

Synonym: saddle head.

Origin: clino-+ G. Kephale, head


paraph (medicine)


paraph


A flourish made with the pen at the end of a signature. In the Middle Ages, this formed a sort of rude safeguard against forgery.

Origin: F. Paraphe, parafe, contr. Fr. Paragraphe.

Source: Websters Dictionary