GH- Clinical features definitions Flashcards
Canthus
either the outer or inner corner of the eye, where the upper and lower lids meet.
Chorea
Involuntary, forcible, rapidy and jerky movements
Cleft lip
physical split or separation of upper lip
Cleft palate
split or opening on the roof of the mouth
Clinodactyly
abnormal bending or curving of the pinkies towards the ring fingers
club foot
foot or feet that turn in and under
cutis aplasia
missing skin
Epicanthal folds
prolongation of a fold of skin of upper eyelid
flat feet
not a normal arch
gynecomastia
excessive developemnt of male mammary glands
Holoprosencephaly
abnormality of brain development where right and left hemispheres don’t divide properly
Hypogenitalism
subnormal development of genital organs
hypospadias
opening of penis on underside
low nasal bridge
flattening of top part of nose
Macrocephaly
abnormal largeness of head
macroorchidism
enlarged testes
micropthalmia
abnormally small eyelids
ocular hypertelorism
wide set eyes
ovarain dysgenesis
defective development of ovaries
polydactyly
additional fingers or toes
preauricular pit
small hole in front of upper ear
prominent glabella
protruding frontal bone
pterygium colli deformity
webbed neck
ptosis
drooping of upper eyelid
