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MP Term : abnormal metopic suture morphology [MP:0003842] Mammalian Phenotype

Namespace  MPheno.ontology Obsolete  false
description  any structural anomaly of the dense, fibrous connective tissue joint between the frontal bones from the sagittal suture to the root of the nose; it is visible in neonates and juveniles, but it is frequently obliterated in some adult organisms; in mice and rats, the posterior frontal (PF) suture, situated between the frontal bones, is analogous to the human metopic suture; the anterior landmark for the PF suture is the jugum limitans; the posterior landmark for the PF suture is the bregma
  • synonyms:
  • abnormal median frontal suture morphology,
  • abnormal mediofrontal suture morphology,
  • abnormal interfrontal suture morphology,
  • abnormal frontal suture morphology
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