Terminology Service for NFDI4Health
Macrotia
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Median longitudinal ear length greater than two standard deviations above the mean and median ear width greater than two standard deviations above the mean (objective); or, apparent increase in length and width of the pinna (subjective). [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19152421 ]
Term info
Label
Macrotia
Synonyms
- Large ears
- Large pinnae
Subsets
hposlim_core
comment
This is acknowledged to be a bundled term but retained here because of its usefulness in practice. Ear length is determined by the maximal distance from the superior aspect to the inferior aspect of the external ear. If only length is increased the term Long ear should be used.
has alternative id
HP:0000386, HP:0000382, HP:0001755, HP:0000401
has obo namespace
human_phenotype
id
HP:0000400
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- has_part some (
increased size and
inheres in some external ear and
has modifier some abnormal)