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microstomia

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microstomia /mi·cro·sto·mia/ (-sto´me-ah) unusually small size of the mouth.
mi·cro·sto·mi·a (mkr-stm-)
n.
Abnormal smallness of the mouth.

microstomia
[-stō′mē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, mikros, small, stoma, mouth
the condition of having an abnormally small mouth.

microstomia [mi″kro-sto´me-ah]
abnormally decreased size of the mouth.

microstomia (mī´krōstō´mē),
n 1. a small oral fissure.
n 2. the condition of having an abnormally small oral cavity.

microstomia
abnormally decreased size of the mouth.


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These "lip-switch" flaps result in progressive microstomia and decreased oral competence because of the loss of neuronal stimulation with the advancement of the flap.
King (1963), analyzed meclizine-induced malformations such as cleft palate, micromelia (short limbs), microstomia (small mouth), brachygnathia (receded lower jaw), and uncalcified vertebral bodies in rat offspring.
 
 
 
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