meloschisis

English

Etymology

From melo- +‎ schisis, from Ancient Greek μῆλον (mêlon, “cheek”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɪˈlɒskɪsɪs/

Noun

meloschisis (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) A congenital fissure of the face or cheek.
    • 2017 August, JS Agerholm, HG Pedersen, FJ McEvoy, S Heegaard, “Bilateral oblique facial clefts, rudimentary eyes and hydrocephalus in an aborted equine foetus”, in Reproduction in Domestic Animals‎[1], volume 52, number 4:
      Here, a unique syndrome of bilateral oblique facial clefts (meloschisis), rudimentary eyes and hydrocephalus is reported in an equine foetus spontaneously aborted at gestation day 224.

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