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hypertelorism /hy·per·telo·rism/ (-te´lor-izm) abnormally increased distance between two organs or parts. ocular hypertelorism , orbital hypertelorism increase in the interorbital distance, often associated with cleidocranial or craniofacial dysostosis and sometimes with mental deficiency.
hypertelorism (hī´purtel´  rizm),n an excessive distance between paired organs. See also syndrome, Greig's. hypertelorism abnormally increased distance between two organs or parts. ocular hypertelorism, orbital hypertelorism increase in the interocular distance. |
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Ocular hypertelorism and an increase in bitemporal diameter are common in patients with encephalocele. Characteristic facial features included flat nasal bridge, short palpebral fissures, and ocular hypertelorism. 1) Its signs include camptodactyly, multiple ankyloses, pulmonary hypoplasia, and facial anomalies, including micrognathia, ocular hypertelorism, low-set and malformed ears, and a depressed nasal tip. |
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