Congenital Abnormality
caudal dysplasia
cau·dal dys·pla·si·a
Definitions related to caudal dysplasia:
  • A congenital abnormality characterized by the abnormal development of the lower portion of the body. Findings include hypoplastic lower extremities, defects of the caudal vertebrae, sacrum and neural tube, or maldeveloped gastrointestinal or genital organs.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Severe reduction of caudal structures, including reduction of or absence of hindlimbs, tail, and/or sacral area. (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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