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CRANIOTABES
A malady marked by the presence of areas of thinning and softening in the bones of the skull and widening of the sutures and fontanelles. Generally of syphilitic or rachitic origin.
Synonym: circumscribed craniomalacia.
Origin: cranio-+ L. Tabes, a wasting