Dysmorphology Flashcards
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-plasia
describes the the number of cells compared to the norm
-pertrophy
describes the size of the cells compared to the norm
brachydactyly
short fingers
clinodactyly
curved/bent fingers
arachnodactyly
long and thin fingers
syndactyly
joined fingers
camptodactyly
flexion due to bone or ligament abnormalities
preaxial polydactyly
extra finger or toe on thumb/big toe side
postaxial polydactyly
extra finger or toe on the pinky side
hypotelorism
decreased interpupillary distance
hypertelorism
increased interpupillary distance
malformation
morphological abnormality that arises because of an abnormal developmental process
deformation
distortion by physical force of normally programmed structures
disruption
destruction of normally programmed structures or tissues
syndrome
A particular set of developmental anomalies occurring together in a recognizable and consistent pattern and known or assumed to be the result of a single etiology.
pleiotropic birth defects
Abnormalities of more than one organ system in different parts of the embryo or in multiple structures that arise at different times during intrauterine life caused by a gene mutation or a teratogen.
Association
A non-random collection of developmental anomalies not known to represent a sequence or syndrome that are seen together more frequently than expected by chance.
Dysplasia
Abnormal cellular organization within a tissue resulting in structural changes.
Brachycephaly
short head
Dolichocephaly
long head
Plagiocephaly
flat head leading to asymmetrical appearance
supraorbital ridge
basically, eyebrow bones
Synophrys
unibrow
ptosis
low set upper eyelid