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Today's Terms
Muenke syndrome
Definition:
The primary feature of this disease is prematurely fused skull bones along the coronal suture, the growth line which goes over the head from ear to ear. This can result in an abnormally shaped head, wide-set eyes, and flattened cheekbones.
Orofacial Birth Defect
Definition:
Choanal atresia, cleft lip, cleft palate
brain
Definition:
The part of the central nervous system inside the skull. Its functions include muscle control and coordination, sensory reception and integration, speech production, memory storage and the elaboration of thought and emotion.
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