| platy- | <prefix> A combining form from Gr. Platys broad, wide, flat; as, platypus, platycephalous. (29 Oct 1998) |
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| platybasia | A developmental deformity of the occipital bone and upper end of the cervical spine, in which the latter appears to have pushed the floor of the occipital bone upward. (12 Dec 1998) |
| platycephalic | <anatomy> Broad-headed. Origin: Platy + Gr. Head. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| platycephalous | <anatomy> Broad-headed. Origin: Platy + Gr. Head. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| platycephaly | Flatness of the skull, a condition in which the vertical cranial index is below 70. Synonym: platycrania. Origin: platy-+ G. Kephale, head (05 Mar 2000) |
| platycnaemia | A condition in which the tibia is abnormally broad and flat. Synonym: platycnemism. Origin: platy-+ G. Kneme, leg (05 Mar 2000) |
| platycnaemic | Relating to or marked by platycnaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| platycnemic | <anatomy> Of, relating to, or characterised by, platycnemism. Origin: Platy + Gr. Leg: cf. F. Platycnemique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| platycnemism | <anatomy> Lateral flattening of the tibia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| platycoelian | <anatomy> Flat at the anterior and concave at the posterior end; said of the centra of the vertebrae of some extinct dinouaurs. Origin: Platy + Gr. Hollow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| platycrania | Synonym: platycephaly. Origin: platy-+ G. Kranion, skull (05 Mar 2000) |
| platycyte | A relatively small giant cell sometimes formed in tubercles. Origin: platy-+ G. Kytos, cell (05 Mar 2000) |
| platyelminthes | <zoology> A class of helminthes including the cestodes, or tapeworms, the trematodes, and the turbellarians. Synonym: flatworms. Origin: NL. See Platy-, and Helminthes. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| platyglossal | Having a broad, flattened tongue. Origin: platy-+ G. Glossa, tongue (05 Mar 2000) |
| platyhelmia | <zoology> Same as Platyelminthes. Alternative forms: Platyelmia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |