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Broad forehead
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Width of the forehead or distance between the frontotemporales is more than two standard deviations above the mean (objective); or apparently increased distance between the two sides of the forehead. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19125436 ]
Term info
Label
Broad forehead
Synonyms
- Bitemporal widening
- Broad forehead
- Increased bitemporal dimension
- Increased bitemporal width
- Increased width of the forehead
- Intertemporal widening
- Wide forehead
Subsets
hposlim_core
comment
Frontotemporalis is a point lateral to the vertical component of the supraorbital ridge, where there is a hollowing. Spreading caliper tips are placed in the deepest part of that hollow. Note that this term should not be confused with prominent forehead.
has alternative id
HP:0000352, HP:0000354
has obo namespace
human_phenotype
id
HP:0000337
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- has_part some (
increased width and
inheres in some forehead and
has modifier some abnormal)