Diseases

Craniofacial Abnormalities

Congenital structural deformities, malformations, or other abnormalities of the cranium and facial bones.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Congenital structural deformities, malformations, or other abnormalities of the cranium and facial bones.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Abnormalities, Craniofacial
  • Abnormality, Craniofacial
  • Craniofacial Abnormality

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Aspects Covered

34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics

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History Note

97

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Previous Indexing

  • Facial Bones (1966-1996)
  • Skull/abnormalities (1966-1996)

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NLM Classification

WE 705

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Craniofacial Abnormalities. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019465. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019465
  2. Craniofacial Abnormalities. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craniofacial_abnormality
  3. Craniofacial Abnormalities. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5182137