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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′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 [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.
hypertelorism (hī´purtel´ 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 Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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