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Transverse facial cleft
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A horizontal cleft of the face, varying from slight widening of the mouth, to a cleft extending to the ear. [ ]
Term info
Label
Transverse facial cleft
Synonyms
- Lateral facial cleft
- Tessier cleft number 7
- Tessier facial cleft number 6
- Tessier facial cleft number 7
- Tessier facial cleft number 8
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Usually, these clefts are unilateral and do not extend beyond the anterior border of the masseter. Transverse clefts are thought to develop either due to failure of the maxillary and mandibular processes to fuse or a disruption in the processes after fusing.
created by
doelkens
creation date
2011-06-06T05:03:42Z
has obo namespace
human_phenotype
id
HP:0100731