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anomalad

 [ah-nom´ah-lad]
a term proposed to designate a single, localized anomaly occurring during morphogenesis, together with the pattern of subsequent morphologic defects that stem from it.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

a·nom·a·lad

(ă-nom'ă-lad),
1. A malformation together with its subsequently derived structural changes.
2. Synonym(s): sequence
[see anomaly]
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anomalad

A dysmorphogenic complex characterised by a primary malformation and its derived structural defects; for example, Pierre-Robin syndrome with cleft palate, glossoptosis and micrognathia.
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a·nom·a·lad

(ă-nom'ă-lad)
A malformation together with its subsequently derived structural changes.
See: anomaly
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