Diseases

Hypertelorism

Abnormal increase in the interorbital distance due to overdevelopment of the lesser wings of the sphenoid.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Abnormal increase in the interorbital distance due to overdevelopment of the lesser wings of the sphenoid.

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1 entry terms
  • Hypertelorisms

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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

a form of craniofacial dysostosis; do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES

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History Note

91(75); was see under BONE DISEASES, DEVELOPMENTAL 1985-90; was see under CRANIOFACIAL DYSOSTOSIS 1963-84

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  1. C05w.116w.099.370w.231w.480w
  2. C05w.660w.207w.231w.480w
  3. C16w.131w.621w.207w.231w.480w

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NLM Classification

WE 705

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hypertelorism. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006972. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006972
  2. Hypertelorism. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertelorism
  3. Hypertelorism. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1641128