Skeletal Dysplasia Terminology
Across
- 5. two or more digits fused together
- 7. severe cranial stenosis due to premature closure of sagittal, coronal and lambdoid sutures
- 10. prominent heel and a convex sole
- 13. flattened vertebral bodies throughout the axial skeleton
- 14. congenital absence of all or part of distal half of a limb
- 15. sideways curvature of the spine
- 16. congenital anomaly of skull where the top of the head assumes a conical or pointed shape
- 18. club foot
- 19. congenital defect where the bones of one or more limbs are missing or shortened
- 20. hands short with stubby fingers
Down
- 1. extra digits on hand and/or foot
- 2. shortening of proximal bone segment
- 3. split hand deformity
- 4. hypoplasia or aplasia of the radius and thumb
- 6. another name for Clover Leaf Skull
- 8. round back or hunchback
- 9. congenital absence of one or more limbs
- 11. shortening of middle bone segment
- 12. shortening of entire extremity
- 17. curving of the fifth finger towards fourth finger