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HYPOTELORISME [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

Abnormally decreased distance between two organs or parts.

CONT

(13 Trisomy syndrome) Abnormalities found in less than 50% of patients. Eyes: Shallow supraorbital ridges, slanting palpebral fissures, absent eyebrows, hypotelorism, hypertelorism, anophthalmos.

OBS

The word seems to be used in a more general context. Indeed the word "ocular (or orbital) hypotelorism" is used to describe the abnormal decrease in the intraorbital distance, which is consistently present in trigonocephaly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Malformation entraînant une diminution de l'espace inter-oculaire.

CONT

[...] il doit exister la longueur d'un œil entre les deux yeux. Il y a hypertélorisme ou hypotélorisme si l'écart intercaronculaire interne est supérieur ou inférieur à la normale.

OBS

Le mot se rapporte uniquement à une malformation crânio-faciale causant un rapprochement anormal des yeux.

Spanish

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