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HUMAN PHENOTYPE - ANNOTATIONS

The Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) is downloaded weekly from http://compbio.charite.de/hudson/job/hpo/lastStableBuild/artifact/ontology/release/hp.obo. The file downloaded is considered the "last stable build" available for the ontology. For more about the HPO, view their website at http://www.human-phenotype-ontology.org/.

Term:Sloping forehead
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Accession:HP:0000340 term browser browse the term
Definition:Inclination of the anterior surface of the forehead from the vertical more than two standard deviations above the mean (objective); or apparently excessive posterior sloping of the forehead in a lateral view.
Comment:Measurement requires an angle meter, inclined on the anterior surface of the forehead, in the midline, along a line connecting the hairline to the glabella, compared to the vertical.
Synonyms:exact_synonym: Inclined forehead;   Posteriorly sloping forehead;   Receding forehead
 alt_id: HP:0000351;   HP:0004480;   HP:0008493;   HP:0008500
 xref: UMLS:C1857679



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  Human phenotype 0
    Phenotypic abnormality 0
      Abnormality of head or neck 0
        Abnormality of the head 0
          Abnormality of the face 0
            Abnormal forehead morphology 0
              Sloping forehead 0
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