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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:Telecanthus
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Accession:HP:0000506 term browser browse the term
Definition:Distance between the inner canthi more than two standard deviations above the mean (objective); or, apparently increased distance between the inner canthi.
Comment:Dystopia canthorum (also called telecanthus) describes a subtle but unusual facial feature in which the inner corners of the eyes (canthi) are spaced farther apart than normal, yet the eyes (pupils) themselves are not necessarily widely spaced.
Synonyms:exact_synonym: Corners of eye widely separated;   Dystopia canthorum;   Increased distance between medial canthi;   Increased intercanthal distance
 xref: MESH:C562941;   SNOMEDCT_US:246803005;   UMLS:C0423113



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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
            Abnormality of the orbital region 0
              Abnormality of the ocular adnexa 0
                Abnormal ocular adnexa morphology 0
                  Abnormal eyelid morphology 0
                    Telecanthus 0
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