genetic syndrome vocab Flashcards
What is glossoptosis
retracted tongue
what is proboscis
elongated nose
what is cyclopia
d/o resulting in one eye
what is ptosis
drooping of eyelids
what is macroocephaly
large head
what is micrognathia
reduced size of lower jaw
what is epicanthus
folded skin over upper eyelids coving the inner corner or “canthus”
what is myopia
near sightedness
what is platybasia
spinal disease caused by a malformation of the occipital bone and spine
what is osseous dysplasia
abnormal development of bone
what is macroglossia
unusually enlarged tongue
what is microcephaly
unusually smaller head
what is hypoplasia
under/incomplete development of a tissue/organ causing it to be reduced in size
what is acrocephaly
high pointed skull
what is prognathism
protrusion of the jaw (underbite)
what is hypoplastic
not enough cells to grow tissue or normally develop organs
what is chondrodysplasia
abnormal development of cartilage causing a part of a bone to ossify separately
what is dolichoturricephaly
skull abnormality causing a high forehead
what is hypertrophy
overdevelopment of an organ causing it to increase in size
what is craniosynostosis
condition in infancy where the skull fuses, turns into bone prematurely
what is microglossia
birth defect causing the tongue to be abnormally smaller
what is agenesis
failure of the corpus callous to develop normally during gestation
what is brachysphenocephalic
anomaly of brain development resulting in small wedged shape head
what is dystopia canthorum
widened nasal bride, eyes are further apart
