An abnormality of one or more of the set of bones that make up the facial skeleton. [ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2972-5481 ]
Synonyms: Abnormality of facial skeleton Anomaly of facial skeleton
Term information
- UMLS:C2315229
- SNOMEDCT_US:433096001
The facial skeleton comprises the mandible, maxilla, frontal bone, nasal bones, and zygoma, as well as the inferior nasal concha, the lacrimal bones, the palatine bone, and the vomer.
Abnormality of facial bones
Malformation of facial bones
Malformation of facial skeleton
Deformity of the facial bones
Deformity of facial skeleton
Anomaly of facial bones
Term relations
- has part some (
morphology and
characteristic of part of some facial skeleton and
has modifier some abnormal)