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Long face
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Facial height (length) is more than 2 standard deviations above the mean (objective); or, an apparent increase in the height (length) of the face (subjective). [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19125436 ]
Term info
Label
Long face
Synonyms
- Elongation of face
- Increased height of face
- Increased length of face
- Increased vertical dimension of face
- Long face
- Long facies
- Vertical Facial Excess
- Vertical elongation of face
- Vertical enlargement of face
- Vertical excess of face
- Vertical hyperplasia of face
- Vertical overgrowth of face
Subsets
hposlim_core
comment
Objective measurement of the face height is made with sliding calipers from the nasion, just above the depth of the nasal root, to the gnathion, the inferior border of the mandible, both in the midline. Note that long face is distinct from narrow face.
has alternative id
HP:0000334
has obo namespace
human_phenotype
id
HP:0000276
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- has_part some (
increased length and
inheres in some face and
has modifier some abnormal)