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Posteriorly rotated ears
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A type of abnormal location of the ears in which the position of the ears is characterized by posterior rotation (the superior part of the ears is rotated towards the back of the head, and the inferior part of the ears towards the front). [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19152421 ]
Term info
Label
Posteriorly rotated ears
Synonyms
- Ear, posterior angulation, increased
- Ears rotated toward back of head
- Posteriorly angulated ears
- Posteriorly rotated
- Posteriorly rotated auricles
- Posteriorly-angulated ears
- Posteriorly-rotated ears
Subsets
hposlim_core
comment
Angle formed by the line perpendicular to the Frankfurt plane and the medial longitudinal axis of the ear (the two most remote points of the ear) greater than two standard deviations above the mean for age.
has alternative id
HP:0008535
has obo namespace
human_phenotype
id
HP:0000358
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- has_part some (
posteriorly rotated and
inheres in some external ear and
has modifier some abnormal)