单词 | macrostomia |
释义 | > as lemmasmacrostomia macrostomia n. Brit. /ˌmakrə(ʊ)ˈstəʊmɪə/ , U.S. /ˌmækrəˈstoʊmiə/ (also †makrostomia) [ < macro- comb. form + ancient Greek στόμα mouth (see stoma n.) + -ia suffix1; compare xerostomia n. at xero- comb. form , French macrostomie (1900)] Medicine a congenital anomaly in which there is abnormal extension of one or both angles of the mouth, caused by abnormal fusion of the maxillary and mandibular processes of the embryo.ΚΠ 1875 C. H. Jones & E. H. Sieveking Man. Pathol. Anat. (ed. 2) xxxv. 535 Makro~stomia, prolongation of the corners of the mouth. 1993 Amer. Jrnl. Med. Genetics 47 20/1 Barber and Say presented a previously unreported pattern of multiple congenital anomalies..consisting of macrostomia, ectropion, etc. < as lemmas |
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