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MP Term : premature metopic suture closure [MP:0030367] Mammalian Phenotype

Namespace  MPheno.ontology Obsolete  false
description  early closure of the metopic suture of the skull; premature closure of this suture compromises the transverse growth of both the frontal bones and can cause a narrow, triangular shaped forehead (trigonocephaly) that is associated with orbital hypotelorism
  • synonyms:
  • premature frontal suture closure,
  • early fusion of median frontal sutures,
  • early fusion of frontal sutures,
  • metopic suture synostosis,
  • early fusion of metopic sutures,
  • metopic synostosis,
  • metopic suture craniosynostosis,
  • premature mediofrontal suture closure,
  • metopic craniosynostosis,
  • premature interfrontal suture closure,
  • early fusion of interfrontal sutures
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