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a rudimentary appendage of auricular tissue sometimes found on the face along the line of union of the first pharyngeal arch; it may or may not be accompanied by microtia. Called also accessory tragus.
Preauricular tags.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Tag, ear — Common minor anomaly, a rudimentary tag of ear tissue, often containing a core cartilage, usually located just in front of the ear (auricle). Therefore, also called preauricular tag. The presence of 2 or more minor anomalies in a child increases… … Medical dictionary
Ear tag — Common minor anomaly, a rudimentary tag of ear tissue, often containing a core cartilage, usually located just in front of the ear (auricle). Therefore also called preauricular tag. The presence of 2 or more minor anomalies in a child increases… … Medical dictionary
auricular tag — preauricular t … Medical dictionary
accessory tragus — preauricular tag … Medical dictionary
List of cutaneous conditions — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. See also: Cutaneous conditions, Category:Cutaneous conditions, and ICD 10… … Wikipedia
Townes-Brocks syndrome — (TBS) is a rare genetic disease that affects fewer than 200 people in the entire world. [http://www.facesofchildren.org/cgi bin/jump.cgi?id=townes brocks Faces of Children] ] It affects both males and females equally.… … Wikipedia
HIPO — hemihypertrophy, intestinal web, preauricular skin tag, and congenital corneal opacity [syndrome]; Hospital Indicator for Physicians Orders … Medical dictionary
trisomy 22 syndrome — a rare syndrome due to an extra chromosome 22, characterized typically by mental and growth retardation, microcephaly, low set or malformed ears, micrognathia, long philtrum, preauricular skin tag or sinus, and congenital heart disease. In males … Medical dictionary
HIPO — • hemihypertrophy, intestinal web, preauricular skin tag, and congenital corneal opacity [syndrome]; • Hospital Indicator for Physicians Orders … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
