dictionary help| cleidocranial dysostosis | medical dictionary |
<paediatrics> An inherited disorder of bone development transmitted with an autosomal dominant pattern.
Characteristics include absent or incompletely formed collar bones, dental abnormalities, joint laxity and a characteristic facial appearance (heavy brow, protruding jaw, wide nasal bridge and malaligned teeth).
Inheritance: autosomal dominant.
(27 Sep 1997)
cleidal, cleido-, cleidocostal, cleidocranial < Prev | Next > cleidocranial dysplasia, -cleisis, cleistogamous
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