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Short stature- MedGen UID:
- 87607
- •Concept ID:
- C0349588
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- Finding
A height below that which is expected according to age and gender norms. Although there is no universally accepted definition of short stature, many refer to "short stature" as height more than 2 standard deviations below the mean for age and gender (or below the 3rd percentile for age and gender dependent norms).
Postnatal growth retardation- MedGen UID:
- 395343
- •Concept ID:
- C1859778
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- Finding
Slow or limited growth after birth.
Decreased body weight- MedGen UID:
- 1806755
- •Concept ID:
- C5574742
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- Finding
Abnormally low body weight.
Feeding difficulties- MedGen UID:
- 65429
- •Concept ID:
- C0232466
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- Finding
Impaired ability to eat related to problems gathering food and getting ready to suck, chew, or swallow it.
Sensorineural hearing loss disorder- MedGen UID:
- 9164
- •Concept ID:
- C0018784
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- Disease or Syndrome
A type of hearing impairment in one or both ears related to an abnormal functionality of the cochlear nerve.
Macrotia- MedGen UID:
- 488785
- •Concept ID:
- C0152421
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- Congenital Abnormality
Median longitudinal ear length greater than two standard deviations above the mean and median ear width greater than two standard deviations above the mean (objective); or, apparent increase in length and width of the pinna (subjective).
Hearing impairment- MedGen UID:
- 235586
- •Concept ID:
- C1384666
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- Disease or Syndrome
A decreased magnitude of the sensory perception of sound.
Intellectual disability, moderate- MedGen UID:
- 7680
- •Concept ID:
- C0026351
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- Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Moderate mental retardation is defined as an intelligence quotient (IQ) in the range of 35-49.
Spasticity- MedGen UID:
- 7753
- •Concept ID:
- C0026838
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- Sign or Symptom
A motor disorder characterized by a velocity-dependent increase in tonic stretch reflexes with increased muscle tone, exaggerated (hyperexcitable) tendon reflexes.
Seizure- MedGen UID:
- 20693
- •Concept ID:
- C0036572
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- Sign or Symptom
A seizure is an intermittent abnormality of nervous system physiology characterized by a transient occurrence of signs and/or symptoms due to abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain.
Hyperreflexia- MedGen UID:
- 57738
- •Concept ID:
- C0151889
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- Finding
Hyperreflexia is the presence of hyperactive stretch reflexes of the muscles.
Delayed ability to walk- MedGen UID:
- 66034
- •Concept ID:
- C0241726
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- Finding
A failure to achieve the ability to walk at an appropriate developmental stage. Most children learn to walk in a series of stages, and learn to walk short distances independently between 12 and 15 months.
Cerebellar hypoplasia- MedGen UID:
- 120578
- •Concept ID:
- C0266470
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- Congenital Abnormality
Cerebellar hypoplasia is a descriptive term implying a cerebellum with a reduced volume, but a normal shape and is stable over time.
Macrogyria- MedGen UID:
- 120579
- •Concept ID:
- C0266483
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- Congenital Abnormality
Pachygyria is a malformation of cortical development with abnormally wide gyri with sulci 1,5-3 cm apart and abnormally thick cortex measuring more than 5 mm (radiological definition). See also neuropathological definitions for 2-, 3-, and 4-layered lissencephaly.
Global developmental delay- MedGen UID:
- 107838
- •Concept ID:
- C0557874
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- Finding
A delay in the achievement of motor or mental milestones in the domains of development of a child, including motor skills, speech and language, cognitive skills, and social and emotional skills. This term should only be used to describe children younger than five years of age.
Hypoplasia of the brainstem- MedGen UID:
- 334226
- •Concept ID:
- C1842688
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- Finding
Underdevelopment of the brainstem.
Dilated fourth ventricle- MedGen UID:
- 376050
- •Concept ID:
- C1847117
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- Finding
An abnormal dilatation of the fourth cerebral ventricle.
Hypoplasia of the pons- MedGen UID:
- 341246
- •Concept ID:
- C1848529
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- Finding
Underdevelopment of the pons.
Absent speech- MedGen UID:
- 340737
- •Concept ID:
- C1854882
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- Finding
Complete lack of development of speech and language abilities.
Simplified gyral pattern- MedGen UID:
- 413664
- •Concept ID:
- C2749675
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- Finding
An abnormality of the cerebral cortex with fewer gyri but with normal cortical thickness. This pattern is usually often associated with congenital microcephaly.
Delayed ability to sit- MedGen UID:
- 1368737
- •Concept ID:
- C4476710
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- Finding
A failure to achieve the ability to sit at an appropriate developmental stage. Most children sit with support at 6 months of age and sit steadily without support at 9 months of age.
Micrognathia- MedGen UID:
- 44428
- •Concept ID:
- C0025990
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- Congenital Abnormality
Developmental hypoplasia of the mandible.
Hypertonia- MedGen UID:
- 10132
- •Concept ID:
- C0026826
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- Finding
A condition in which there is increased muscle tone so that arms or legs, for example, are stiff and difficult to move.
Hypotonia- MedGen UID:
- 10133
- •Concept ID:
- C0026827
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- Finding
Hypotonia is an abnormally low muscle tone (the amount of tension or resistance to movement in a muscle). Even when relaxed, muscles have a continuous and passive partial contraction which provides some resistance to passive stretching. Hypotonia thus manifests as diminished resistance to passive stretching. Hypotonia is not the same as muscle weakness, although the two conditions can co-exist.
Scoliosis- MedGen UID:
- 11348
- •Concept ID:
- C0036439
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- Disease or Syndrome
The presence of an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.
Muscle weakness- MedGen UID:
- 57735
- •Concept ID:
- C0151786
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- Finding
Reduced strength of muscles.
Plagiocephaly- MedGen UID:
- 78562
- •Concept ID:
- C0265529
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- Congenital Abnormality
Asymmetric head shape, which is usually a combination of unilateral occipital flattening with ipsilateral frontal prominence, leading to rhomboid cranial shape.
Progressive microcephaly- MedGen UID:
- 340542
- •Concept ID:
- C1850456
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- Anatomical Abnormality
Progressive microcephaly is diagnosed when the head circumference falls progressively behind age- and gender-dependent norms.
Axial hypotonia- MedGen UID:
- 342959
- •Concept ID:
- C1853743
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- Finding
Muscular hypotonia (abnormally low muscle tone) affecting the musculature of the trunk.
Microcephaly- MedGen UID:
- 1644158
- •Concept ID:
- C4551563
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- Finding
Head circumference below 2 standard deviations below the mean for age and gender.
Intermittent hyperventilation- MedGen UID:
- 321811
- •Concept ID:
- C1828017
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- Finding
Episodic hyperventilation.
High palate- MedGen UID:
- 66814
- •Concept ID:
- C0240635
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- Congenital Abnormality
Height of the palate more than 2 SD above the mean (objective) or palatal height at the level of the first permanent molar more than twice the height of the teeth (subjective).
Downslanted palpebral fissures- MedGen UID:
- 98391
- •Concept ID:
- C0423110
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- Finding
The palpebral fissure inclination is more than two standard deviations below the mean.
Broad nasal tip- MedGen UID:
- 98424
- •Concept ID:
- C0426429
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- Finding
Increase in width of the nasal tip.
Epicanthus- MedGen UID:
- 151862
- •Concept ID:
- C0678230
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- Congenital Abnormality
Epicanthus is a condition in which a fold of skin stretches from the upper to the lower eyelid, partially covering the inner canthus. Usher (1935) noted that epicanthus is a normal finding in the fetus of all races. Epicanthus also occurs in association with hereditary ptosis (110100).
Smooth philtrum- MedGen UID:
- 222980
- •Concept ID:
- C1142533
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- Finding
Flat skin surface, with no ridge formation in the central region of the upper lip between the nasal base and upper vermilion border.
Oval face- MedGen UID:
- 336480
- •Concept ID:
- C1849025
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- Finding
A face with a rounded and slightly elongated outline.
Wide nasal bridge- MedGen UID:
- 341441
- •Concept ID:
- C1849367
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- Finding
Increased breadth of the nasal bridge (and with it, the nasal root).
Prominent nasal bridge- MedGen UID:
- 343051
- •Concept ID:
- C1854113
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- Finding
Anterior positioning of the nasal root in comparison to the usual positioning for age.
Short nose- MedGen UID:
- 343052
- •Concept ID:
- C1854114
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- Finding
Distance from nasion to subnasale more than two standard deviations below the mean, or alternatively, an apparently decreased length from the nasal root to the nasal tip.
Long philtrum- MedGen UID:
- 351278
- •Concept ID:
- C1865014
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- Finding
Distance between nasal base and midline upper lip vermilion border more than 2 SD above the mean. Alternatively, an apparently increased distance between nasal base and midline upper lip vermilion border.
Hypohidrosis- MedGen UID:
- 43796
- •Concept ID:
- C0020620
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- Disease or Syndrome
Abnormally diminished capacity to sweat.
Hypertelorism- MedGen UID:
- 9373
- •Concept ID:
- C0020534
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- Finding
Although hypertelorism means an excessive distance between any paired organs (e.g., the nipples), the use of the word has come to be confined to ocular hypertelorism. Hypertelorism occurs as an isolated feature and is also a feature of many syndromes, e.g., Opitz G syndrome (see 300000), Greig cephalopolysyndactyly (175700), and Noonan syndrome (163950) (summary by Cohen et al., 1995).
Nystagmus- MedGen UID:
- 45166
- •Concept ID:
- C0028738
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- Disease or Syndrome
Rhythmic, involuntary oscillations of one or both eyes related to abnormality in fixation, conjugate gaze, or vestibular mechanisms.
Strabismus- MedGen UID:
- 21337
- •Concept ID:
- C0038379
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- Disease or Syndrome
A misalignment of the eyes so that the visual axes deviate from bifoveal fixation. The classification of strabismus may be based on a number of features including the relative position of the eyes, whether the deviation is latent or manifest, intermittent or constant, concomitant or otherwise and according to the age of onset and the relevance of any associated refractive error.
Optic nerve hypoplasia- MedGen UID:
- 137901
- •Concept ID:
- C0338502
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- Disease or Syndrome
Underdevelopment of the optic nerve.
Optic disc pallor- MedGen UID:
- 108218
- •Concept ID:
- C0554970
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- Finding
A pale yellow discoloration of the optic disc (the area of the optic nerve head in the retina). The optic disc normally has a pinkish hue with a central yellowish depression.
Abnormally large globe- MedGen UID:
- 344595
- •Concept ID:
- C1855852
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- Finding
Diffusely large eye (with megalocornea) without glaucoma.
Retinal coloboma- MedGen UID:
- 761889
- •Concept ID:
- C3540764
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- Disease or Syndrome
A notch or cleft of the retina.
- Abnormality of head or neck
- Abnormality of the digestive system
- Abnormality of the eye
- Abnormality of the integument
- Abnormality of the musculoskeletal system
- Abnormality of the nervous system
- Abnormality of the respiratory system
- Ear malformation
- Growth abnormality