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Descriptor English: Hypertelorism
Descriptor Spanish: Hipertelorismo
Descriptor hipertelorismo
Scope note: Incremento anormal de la distancia interorbitaria debido a un desarrollo excesivo de las alas menores del esfenoides.
Descriptor Portuguese: Hipertelorismo
Descriptor French: Hypertélorisme
Entry term(s): Hypertelorisms
Tree number(s): C05.116.099.370.231.480
C05.660.207.231.480
C16.131.621.207.231.480
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006972
Scope note: Abnormal increase in the interorbital distance due to overdevelopment of the lesser wings of the sphenoid.
Annotation: a form of craniofacial dysostosis; do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under BONE DISEASES, DEVELOPMENTAL 1985-90; was see under CRANIOFACIAL DYSOSTOSIS 1963-84
Online Note: search CRANIOFACIAL DYSOSTOSIS 1966-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under BONE DISEASES, DEVELOPMENTAL 1985-90; was see under CRANIOFACIAL DYSOSTOSIS 1963-84
DeCS ID: 7150
Unique ID: D006972
NLM Classification: WE 705
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Hypertelorism - Preferred
Concept UI M0010858
Scope note Abnormal increase in the interorbital distance due to overdevelopment of the lesser wings of the sphenoid.
Preferred term Hypertelorism
Entry term(s) Hypertelorisms



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