Disease or Syndrome
Goldenhar syndrome
Subclass of:
Mandibulofacial Dysostosis
Definitions related to goldenhar syndrome:
  • A congenital birth defect characterized by incomplete development or absence of face structures, usually affecting one side of the face. The defects include partially formed or absent ear, nose, lip, mandible, and/or soft palate.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Mandibulofacial dysostosis with congenital eyelid dermoids.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Goldenhar disease is a condition that is present at birth and mainly affects the development of the eye, ear, and spine. The main sign and symptoms are facial asymmetry (one side of the face is different from the other), a partially formed ear (microtia) or totally absent ear (anotia), noncancerous (benign) growths of the eye (ocular...
    NIH Genetic and Rare Diseases
    National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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