ocular hypertelorism

hypertelorism /hy·per·telo·rism/ (-te´lor-izm) abnormally increased distance between two organs or parts.

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ocular hypertelorism , orbital hypertelorism increase in the interorbital distance, often associated with cleidocranial or craniofacial dysostosis and sometimes with mental deficiency.

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ocular hypertelorism

n.

Extreme width between the eyes due to an enlarged sphenoid bone, sometimes associated with other congenital deformities and mental retardation. Also called Greig's syndrome.

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ocular hypertelorism,

a developmental defect involving the frontal region of the cranium, characterized by an abnormally widened bridge of the nose and increased distance between the eyes. The condition is often associated with other cranial and facial deformities and some degree of mental retardation. Also called orbital hypertelorism.

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hypertelorism [hi″per-te´lo-rizm]

abnormally increased distance between two organs or parts.

ocular hypertelorism (orbital hypertelorism) increase in the interocular distance, often associated with cleidocranial or craniofacial dysostosis and sometimes with mental deficiency.

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hypertelorism, ocular

A developmental, congenital anomaly in which the distance between the orbits is abnormally large resulting in a large distance between the eyes. This can be associated with mental deficiency, divergent strabismus, exophthalmos or optic atrophy. See Apert's syndrome; Crouzon's syndrome.