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Microcornea
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A congenital abnormality of the cornea in which the cornea and the anterior segment of the eye are smaller than normal. The horizontal diameter of the cornea does not reach 10 mm even in adulthood. [ ]
Term info
Label
Microcornea
Synonyms
- Cornea of eye less than 10mm in diameter
- Decreased corneal diameter
Subsets
hposlim_core
layperson term
Cornea of eye less than 10mm in diameter
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6548-5200
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5208-3432
]
comment
Note that the cornea's diameter is normally about 9.5-10.0 mm at birth and reaches 10.0-12-5 mm in adulthood.
has alternative id
HP:0100688
has obo namespace
human_phenotype
id
HP:0000482
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- has_part some (
decreased size and
inheres in some cornea and
has modifier some abnormal)