Congenital Abnormality
otocephaly
Definitions related to otocephaly:
  • A fatal, congenital, anatomic defect of the head characterised by a total or near total absence of the lower jaw, resulting in the union or close approach of the ears on the ventral side of the neck.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Absence or extreme underdevelopment of the lower jaw, producing closeness of the ears below the face. (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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