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Short chin
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Decreased vertical distance from the vermilion border of the lower lip to the inferior-most point of the chin. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19125436 ]
Term info
Label
Short chin
Synonyms
- Decreased height of chin
- Short chin
- Short lower third of face
- Vertical deficiency of chin
- Vertical hypoplasia of chin
comment
The term "micrognathia" should be used when the chin is both short (vertical dimension) and narrow (horizontal dimension).
has obo namespace
human_phenotype
has related synonym
Small chin
id
HP:0000331
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- has_part some (
decreased length and
inheres in some chin and
has modifier some abnormal)