Congenital Abnormality
hemivertebrae
Definitions related to hemivertebrae:
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(hemivertebra) Absence of a lateral half (arch + hemicentrum) of a vertebra. Structural change involving the bone precursor. (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 TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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(hemivertebra) A congenital abnormality characterized by incomplete development of one side of the vertebrae (arch and hemicentrum), resulting in spinal malformation.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Absence of one half of the vertebral body.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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