cleidocranial dysostosis

cleidocranial dysostosis definition - medical

cleidocranial dysostosis or clidocranial dysostosis

noun
A congenital complex that may be hereditary and is characterized by absent or rudimentary development of the clavicles, an enlarged incompletely ossified skull with frontal protuberances, and poor tooth formation. Also called cleidocranial dysplasia, craniocleidodysostosis.

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