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meloschisis

/mɪˈlɒskɪsɪs/

meloschisis noun: a congenital fissure of the face or cheek.

Noun

meloschisis (uncountable)

  1. A congenital fissure of the face or cheek.
    • 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 224.2017 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...

Origin of meloschisis

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

Questions about meloschisis

What does meloschisis mean?
Meloschisis means a congenital fissure of the face or cheek.
What part of speech is meloschisis?
Meloschisis is a noun.
How do you pronounce meloschisis?
Meloschisis is pronounced /mɪˈlɒskɪsɪs/.

Words near meloschisis in the dictionary

  1. melopœia
  2. Melora
  3. melorheostosis
  4. melorheostotic
  5. melos
  6. meloschisis
  7. melossus
  8. melotragedies
  9. melotragedy
  10. meloxicam
  11. Meloy

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