Congenital Abnormality
acephalostomia
Definitions related to acephalostomia:
  • A congenital defect characterized by the absence of most or all of the head, with the presence of a mouth-like opening on the upper thorax.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Absence of the head but with the presence of mouth-like orifice in the neck region. (Makris S, Solomon HM, Clark R, Shiota K, Barbellion S, Buschmann J, Ema M, Fujiwara M, Grote K, Hazelden KP, Hew KW, Horimoto M, Ooshima Y, Parkinson M, Wise LD. Terminology of developmental abnormalities in common laboratory mammals (Version 2). Part B. Birth Defects Res B Dev Reprod Toxicol. 2009 Aug;86(4):227-327.)
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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