hypertelorism /hy·per·telo·rism/ (-te´lor-izm) abnormally increased distance between two organs or parts.
hypertelorism
hypertelorism (hī´purtel´
rizm),
hypertelorism
ocular hypertelorism , orbital hypertelorism increase in the interorbital distance, often associated with cleidocranial or craniofacial dysostosis and sometimes with mental deficiency.
hy·per·tel·o·rism (h  p r-t l -r zm)n. Abnormal distance between two paired organs. |
hypertelorism
[hī′pərtel′əriz′əm]
Etymology: Gk, hyper + tele, far, horizo, separate
a developmental defect characterized by an abnormally wide space between two organs or parts. A kind of hypertelorism is ocular hypertelorism. Compare hypotelorism.
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.
hypertelorism
↑ separation of paired tissues–eg, breasts, eyes Breast Rare–seen in Turner syndrome Ocular A craniofacial defect seen in congenital syndromes–eg, Apert syndrome/acrocephalosyndactyly; Crouzon's
disease/craniofacial dysostosis; Opitz' syndrome/hypertelorism-hypospadia/BBB syndrome; Taybi syndrome/otopalatodigital syndrome
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