prosopoanoschisis

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prosopoanoschisis — SYN: facial cleft. [prosopo + G. ano, upward, + schisis, fissure] * * * pros·o·po·an·os·chi·sis (pros″o po ə nosґkĭ sis) oblique facial cleft … Medical dictionary
cleft — A fissure. anal c. SYN: intergluteal c.. branchial clefts a bilateral series of slitlike openings into the pharynx through which water is drawn by aquatic animals; in the walls of the clefts are the vascular gill filaments that … Medical dictionary
oblique facial cleft — a rare form of facial cleft extending from the lip to the inner canthus of the eye. It may be superficial but usually separates the underlying bone and is associated with cleft lip, cleft palate, or lateral facial cleft. Called also meloschisis… … Medical dictionary

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