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FACIAL COLOBOMA [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

the clefts between the embryonic processes that normally unite to form the face.

OBS

Failure of such union, depending on its site, causes such developmental defects as cleft cheek; cleft lip (harelip); cleft mandible; oblique facial cleft; and transverse facial cleft.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Fissure congénitale entre la lèvre supérieure et l'une des paupières inférieures, causée par la non coalescence des bourgeons embryonnaires frontal et maxillaire supérieur.

Spanish

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