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FACIES FETAL [1 record]

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Record 1 1990-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A face characterized by a disproportionately large neurocranium, hypertelorism and a short up-turned nose, seen in Robinow's syndrome

OBS

Definition from WYSKE, 1985, p. 220.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
CONT

Dans le syndrome de Robinow [...] les os de l'avant-bras sont surtout intéressés et des troubles de la segmentation rachidienne sont présents. D'autre part, les enfants ainsi atteints ont une dysmorphie du visage : "faciès foetal" et une hypoplasie de la verge.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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