dimple (redirected from postanal dimple)

dimple /dim·ple/ (dim´p'l) a slight depression, as in the flesh of the cheek, chin, or sacral region.

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postanal dimple  a dermal pit near the tip of the coccyx, indicative of the site of attachment of the embryonic neural tube to the skin.

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dim·ple (dmpl)

n.

1. A small natural indentation in the chin, cheek, or sacral region, probably due to some developmental fault in the subcutaneous connective tissue or in underlying bone.

2. A depression of similar appearance resulting from trauma or the contraction of scar tissue.

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dimple v.

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dimple

see myotonic dimple.