Congenital Abnormality
premature closure
pre·ma·ture clo·sure
Definitions related to premature closure:
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Fusion, occlusion, or loss of patency occurring before the usual or proper time.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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Fusion, stoppage, or loss of patency occurring before the usual or proper time.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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