Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term craniosynostosis?

A. cranio (cerebellum) + syn (against) + ost (bone) + osis (condition) = condition where the cerebellum is against the skull
B. cranio (skull) + syn (together) + ost (bone) + osis (condition) = premature fusing of the skull bones
C. cranio (skull) + syn (against) + ost (bone) + osis (condition) = inability of skull bones to fuse together
D. cranio (brain) + syn (against) + ost (bone) + osis (condition) = condition where the brain is against the bone
E. cranio (brain) + syn (together) + ost (bone) + osis (condition) = condition where the brain has fused into part of the skull


Answer: B

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