dysmorphology


dys·mor·phol·o·gy

(dis'mōr-fol'ŏ-jē), General term for the study of, or the subject of, abnormal development of tissue form. A branch of clinical genetics. [dys- + G. morphē, form, + logos, study]

dysmorphology

Neonatology The systemic study of structural defects of prenatal onset, a complex field in which single or multiple primary malformations are idiopathic or related to chromosome defects–recurrence rate of 2-5%, drugs, chemicals, toxins or radiation. See Deformation, Disruption, Malformation, Multiple malformation syndrome, Sequence.

dys·mor·phol·o·gy

(dis'mōr-fol'ŏ-jē) The study of developmental structural defects. A branch of clinical genetics. [dys- + G. morphē, form, + logos, study]

dys·mor·phol·o·gy

(dis'mōr-fol'ŏ-jē) The study of developmental structural defects; a branch of clinical genetics. [dys- + G. morphē, form, + logos, study]