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A bifid nose (also known as cleft nose) is an uncommon congenital malformation which is characterized by the presence of a cleft between the two nostrils of the nose. [1] It is the result of a disturbance during embryological nose development. [2] It is part of the Tessier classification for craniofacial clefts. [3]
Cheek indentations and cleft chins are the attractive irregularity many of us wish we had. Skip to main content. Subscriptions; Animals. Business. Entertainment. Fitness. Food. Games ...
Cleft lips and palates are occasionally seen in cattle and dogs, and rarely in goats, sheep, cats, horses, pandas and ferrets. Most commonly, the defect involves the lip, rhinarium, and premaxilla. Clefts of the hard and soft palate are sometimes seen with a cleft lip. The cause is usually hereditary.
Cleft chin, a dimple on the chin; Pudendal cleft, part of the vulva; Intergluteal cleft, the groove between the buttocks; Fiction. The Cleft, a 2007 novel by Nobel ...
The philtrum (Latin: philtrum from Ancient Greek φίλτρον phíltron, lit. "love charm" [2]) or medial cleft is a vertical indentation in the middle area of the upper lip, common to therian mammals, extending in humans from the nasal septum to the tubercle of the upper lip.
Cleft chins are common among people originating from Europe, the Middle East and South Asia. [21] There is a possible genetic cause for cleft chins, a genetic marker called rs11684042, which is located in chromosome 2. [22] In Persian literature, the chin dimple is considered a factor of beauty and is metaphorically referred to as "the chin pit ...
Butterfly vertebrae have a sagittal cleft through the body of the vertebrae and a funnel shape at the ends. This gives the appearance of a butterfly on an x-ray. It is caused by persistence of the notochord (which usually only remains as the center of the intervertebral disc) during vertebrae formation. There are usually no symptoms.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 August 2024. Small natural indentation in the flesh For other uses, see Dimple (disambiguation). Dimple (Gelasin) Bilateral cheek dimples (as seen on model Miranda Kerr) Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata] A dimple, also called a gelasin (from Latin gelasinus, from Ancient Greek ...