dysmorphology
[ dĭs′môr-fŏl′ə-jē ]
n.
The branch of clinical genetics concerned with the study of structural defects, especially congenital malformations.
Nearby words
dysmetria, dysmimia, dysmnesia, dysmorphism, dysmorphogenesis, dysmorphology, dysmorphophobia, dysmyotonia, dysodontiasis, dyson, dysontogenesis
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