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Record 1 2002-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

A deformity of the head marked by a greater development anteriorly of one side of the skull and of the other side posteriorly resulting in an asymmetrical and twisted appearance due to closure of half of the coronal suture.

OBS

A type of "craniostenosis".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Malformation du crâne due à la fermeture d'un seul côté d'une suture coronale.

OBS

Variété de "craniosténose".

Spanish

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